Investigating the relationship between family of origin functioning and intrapersonal and interpersonal skills among Muslim couples in Iran

ABSTRACT

The family of origin plays an essential role in Iranian society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between family of origin functioning and intrapersonal and interpersonal skills among Iranian Muslim men and women in Iran. For this correlation study, 193 men and 277 women were recruited using available sampling from a Muslim population. To collect the data, the Family Assessment Device (FAD), Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills Scale (IISCS) were administered. Analyzing the data using stepwise regression indicated no significant difference between the mean scores for the FAD and the IISCS in terms of age, gender, education, duration of the marriage, and the number of children. However, the correlation between predictor variables of the family of origin functioning and predicted variables of intrapersonal and interpersonal skills among Muslim men and women showed to be significant. In addition, the construct of intrapersonal skills was highly correlated with the construct of family roles. This study adds to the literature on family of origin by examining the relationship between family of origin functioning and intrapersonal and interpersonal skills and shows the importance of family of origin functioning for Iranian couples. In addition, it has some implications for researchers and practitioners.

KEYWORDS:

• Family functioning
• intrapersonal skills
• interpersonal skills
• couples

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.