Study of Familial Influence in Emotional, Social and Academic Adaptation of Children

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the familial role in emotional, social and academic adaptation of middle school students. The sample consisted of 9,628 third year middle school students from all over Iran. The size of the sample was determined using multistage random sampling. Data were obtained using an emotional, social and academic adaptation survey and a family structure questionnaire. The study shows that most students have average or better behaviour adaptation. Moreover, healthy family structures, favourable economic situation, and high-end paternal professions facilitate behaviour adaptation. On the other hand, maternal employment has no effect upon behaviour adaptation.