Impact of relationship with family and satisfaction with it in quality of life of university students

Background: An efficient family is capable of providing the emotional, psychological and physiological needs of its members. Proper relationships and family functioning are essential to the health of the individual, the family and the community. Due to the fact that students are exposed to many stressors affecting quality of life due to their age and social status, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of relationship with family and satisfaction on quality of life and its components in students.Methods: This is a descriptive study that was conducted on 415 female students studying in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences in 2014. Data were collected using standard questionnaire of quality of life (SF36) and personal and demographic factors questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software (descriptive analysis, chi-square and Spearman and Pearson correlation coefficient), ANOVA with significant level of 0.05.Results: Relationship with family with total quality of life and its different dimensions (except for mental dimension) showed a significant positive relationship only in native students. Satisfaction with this relationship also showed a statistically significant positive relationship with total quality of life and its dimensions, although there was a statistically significant difference in the quality of life score and its components among native and non-native students (by presence or absence of family space) was not observed.Conclusion: To improve the quality of life of students, communication patterns of family members, especially with the younger generation, can be improved through educational and counseling programs.

کلیدواژه ها:

Family Relationship ، Quality of Life ، Students