PREDICTION OF SPECIAL SCHOOLS TEACHERS’ FAMILY COMMUNICATION PATTERNS BASED ON WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AND PARENTING STYLES

The present study was conducted aiming to predict special school (schools for exceptional children with special educational needs) teachers’ family communication patterns on the basis of work-family conflict and parenting styles in Shiraz-Iran. The research statistical population encompassed all the teachers working at secondary special schools for exceptional children in Shiraz. A total of 08 teachers were selected using purposive sampling method as the research sample. Moreover, to collect the necessary data, Fitzpatrick and Ritchie Family Communication Patterns instrument, Carlson Work-Family Conflict Scale, and Baumrind Parenting Style Inventory were used. Then the data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis, the results of which indicated that work-family conflict and parenting styles significantly predict family communication patterns.

Keywords:

Family Communication Patterns , Work-Family Conflict , Parenting Styles , Special School Teachers