Family Structure, Family Processes and Wellbeing of Student: A study of district Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

Twentieth century has witnessed the unprecedented changes in family structures and family processes globally, which has significant impacts on family interpersonal relationships and socialization of family members especially on children. A family is a primary social institution which performs various roles and provides lifelong learning processes shortly begins after birth and a child learns to adhere to certain personal, social, and environmental values primarily through the family process. Student period of any individual is a transitional time and during this time period major biological, cognitive and social changes accrue rapidly which are strongly associated with family structure and family process. In the present study researcher trying to understand the changing patterns in family structure, family processes and its impacts on overall wellbeing of students by applying quantitative research methods & technique. The data was collected from graduate level students (male & female) from various colleges of Gujrat by applying stratified linear systematic quota sampling. The data was analyses through advance statistical research methods. The findings of the study indicated that different family structures such as joint family system, nuclear family system, and extended family system among others have significant relationships and have directly linked with various dimensions of wellbeing of students and the changing in single variable may change the overall effects of all remaining factors.