The Relationship between Family Structure and the Use of Cyberspace in Self-Sacrificing Women: The Mediating Role of Sense of Security

The end of the war and the return of combatants to their families has had adverse effects on family members, especially the wives, due to the stresses caused by the war and its destructive effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of sense of security in the relationship between family structure and the use of cyberspace in self-sacrificing women. To this end, the descriptive-correlational research method was employed. The statistical population included all the self-sacrificing women in Shahr-e-kord, Iran. The data collection instruments were the Olson Adaptability and Family Solidarity Questionnaire, the Poorjebelli and Rezaei Cyberspace Use Scale and the Maslow Psychological Security Questionnaire. Pearson correlation test and path analysis were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the amount of cyberspace use is affected by family structure directly (-1.80) and indirectly (-0.11) through sense of security. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that the relationship between family structure and the use of cyberspace in self-sacrificing women is not a simple linear one, and it can be mediated by sense of security (P < 0.05).