Structure in the Family on the Level of Expression of Love and Affection between Couples (Case Study: Jahrom City Families)

Expression of love and affection is one of the most important factors in determining the stability and durability of married life. One of the factors affecting the expression of love and affection is the power structure. The research method is survey. The statistical population includes all the ordinary families of Jahrom, 351 couples were selected as a sample using the cluster (stage) sampling method. The research tool is a questionnaire. To determine the validity of the power structure variable, the construct validity method was used using the factor analysis method, for the expression of love and affection, the face validity method was used, and to determine the reliability, the internal consistency method was used using the Cronbach's alpha method.

The descriptive results of the research indicate that the average score of expressing love and affection among couples is slightly higher than the average. The analytical findings of the research reveal that the relationship between expressing love and affection with the dimensions of power structure is positive, strong and significant. Among the demographic variables, the relationship between age, education, occupation of men, length of marriage, number of children, different classes with the expression of love and affection between couples is significant, positive and strong.

The explanation of the dependent variable in terms of the sum of the independent variables shows that the field variables of power, men's education, age, power structure (total) and women's education are the strongest predictors of expressing love , and affection; respectively and can explain 29% of the variance changes in the expression of love and affection.