Study of affective climate and its related factors in Kerman province families

The aim of this research has been the study of affective climate and its related factors among the Kerman province families. The research method was descriptive, of correlational type. Statistical community, including 384 parents of students, were chosen through a combination of sampling methods (stratified, multistage cluster and simple random) and the desired data were obtained by the two questionnaires which consisted of 20 and 77 questions related to family affective climate and child rearing practices, and the data were analyzed using Chisquare, Friedman and Mac Nmar tests. Results showed that affective climate in 56 families (13%) was cold and in 316 families (73%) was warm. Affective climate was similar in families of different regions. There was no significant relationship between age, parent education and family income and family affective climate. There was a significant relationship between the number of children, participation of parents in family education classes, consulting with experts in the field of education, using radio and television educational programs, newspapers, magazines or books for training children and families affective climate. There was a significant relationship between child rearing practices and family affective climate. Parents belonging to families with warm affective climate used more athoritative style and parents with cold family affective climate used more a powerfully style.