The Effects of Social Network Supports on Family Life Satisfaction of Married Woman in Ardebil

The present study aims to investigate the effects of supports provided by informal social networks on the level of family life satisfaction of married women. The theoretical foundation of this study is rooted in social exchange and Leen theories. This study applies survey method and the data are collected through a questionnaire. The population of the study includes all of the married women in Ardebil and the sample for the study includes 367 individuals chosen by the cluster sampling. As the results of the study show, the level of family life satisfaction in women and the level of supports received by the informal social networks show a trend of average to high level. Among the received supports, the instrumental support shows the highest level while informational support shows the lowest level. The results of the regression indicate that there a significant relationship between the levels of support by informal social networks and family life satisfaction of married women. Moreover, there is a significant relationship between different types of informal network support and the variable of family life satisfaction in married women and the emotional support, in comparison to other types of supports, has the highest share in explaining the dependent variable.