Iranian Successful Family Functioning: Communication

The purpose of this study is to identify successful family communication from the viewpoints of happy couples. For this purpose 365 couples (N=730) were selected from among the staff of several industrial companies, and a number of teachers in Tehran. Purposive sampling method was used and 11couples with highest scores from Four ENRICH Couple Scales (2010), who described themselves as happy couples, underwent an in-depth, semi-structured interview. Interviews were taped and transcribed and the first order themes and subthemes were identified in the texts. In order to reduce the interviewer bias, the results were discussed and approved by each couple. The results showed that successful couples: a) solve their own problems, b) have mutual understanding in financial managements and costs, c) spend their leisure time together with their families, d) are good friends, and e) respect each other. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the 2nd World Conference on Psychology, Counselling and Guidance.