INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL DISTRESS AND FUNCTIONS IN SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES

Yıl 2014, Cilt: 32 Sayı: 1, 55 - 72, 30.06.2014

Ayfer Aydıner Boylu

https://doi.org/10.17065/huiibf.34906

Cited By: 3

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Investigation of the Relationship between Financial Distress and Functions in Single Parent Families The purpose of this study is to explore the factors affecting the financial distress as well as the relationship between financial distress and functions in single parent families.Participants of this study consisted of single parent employees at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey (n=119). In this research, InCharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale (IFDFW) and McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) used as well as the socio-economic data such as age, gender, level of education, the duration of living as a single parent, level of monthly income, state of being satisfied with the level of income, and number of family members and children.Single parent families experienced financial distress as a result of the study were significantly correlated with the general functions

Anahtar Kelimeler

Family, single parent family, financial distress, general functions

TEK EBEVEYNLİ AİLELERDE FİNANSAL SIKINTI VE FONKSİYONLAR ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN İNCELENMESİ

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Bu çalısmanın amacı, tek ebeveynli ailelerde finansal sıkıntı üzerinde etkili olan faktörlerin yanı sıra finansal sıkıntı ve fonksiyonlar arasındaki iliskiyi saptamaktır. Çalısmanın örneklemini, Hacettepe Üniversite’sinde çalısan ve tek ebeveyn olan bireyler olusturmaktadır (n=119). Bu çalısmada Finansal Sıkıntı/Finansal Refah Ölçegi (IFDFW) ve McMaster Aile Degerlendirme Ölçeginin (FAD) yanı sıra ebeveynin yası, cinsiyeti, egitim düzeyi, tek ebeveyn olarak yasama süresi, ailenin aylık gelir düzeyi, gelir düzeyinden memnun olma durumu, ailedeki kisi ve çocuk sayısı gibi sosyo-ekonomik degiskenler de kullanılmıstır. Çalısmanın sonucunda tek ebeveynli ailelerin yasadıkları finansal sıkıntı ile genel fonksiyonlar arasında korelasyon oldugu saptanmıstır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Aile, tek ebeveynli aile, finansal sıkıntı, genel fonksiyonlar

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