Social Development & Welfare Planning

Abstract This research is done in order to study the factors that affect the trend among women to have babies in District 1 and District 19 of Tehran and compare them. A decrease in fertility rate in this city is one of the demographical characteristics of the city. So a study on Tehran is of great importance. The Statistical population of this research includes all mothers who go to optometry and audiometry centers for children starting school education. The goal of this research is to study the effect of variables of social support and women’s employment on further pregnancy. Based on the results of Samers' d and Kendall’s tests on variables of social support and inclination to have more children, another significant relationship is identified that shows the strength of kinship network in Iran. But no significant relationship is revealed between the variable of women's employment and socio-economic status of family on the one hand, and inclination to have more children, on the other hand.

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Abstract Abstract
Citizenship is not only a situation in which a person has a set of rights and
duties. The feeling of possessing citizenship rights is the main point of being
a citizen, which has very important role in strengthening social foundations
and the realization of citizenship rights. Therefore, the present study
investigates the feeling of possessing citizenship rights and the social factors
affecting it among youth of 15-29 years in Sirjan. In order to conduct this
study, scaling study and questionnaire were used for gathering data. The
population in this research includes the youth of 15-29 years in Sirjan, and
the sampling method was multistage cluster. Based on the Cochran formula,
the size of the sample was 380 people. In short, the following results have
been obtained: at the level of description, the findings of the research
showed an average feeling of possessing citizenship rights among the youth.
Also, the degree of the presence of the individual in the public sphere, the
type of sociability of the individual in the family and the use of domestic and
international media had an impact on the feeling of possessing citizenship < br />rights of the youth.
Key Words: Citizenship Rights, Public Sphere, Sociability, Youth.

Abstract This study has analyzed the life satisfaction of students and its relationship < br />with the sense of social security. The method of research is survey-based;
and the sample population used for the research is comprised of 409
students, both male and female, studying at Payam-e Noor universities of the
Kermanshah province in the year 2015. The samples were selected by multistage
cluster sampling and were analyzed by inferential statistical analysis.
The major findings of the research are as follows:
There is a direct, significant relationship between the degree of sense of
social security (and different dimensions of it, including a sense of financial,
political and criminal security) and the level of life satisfaction. This implies
that with an increase in the sense of security, the level of life satisfaction also
increases and vice versa. Moreover, there is a significant relationship < br />between all the dimensions of social security and life satisfaction, such that
with an increase in degree of the sense of financial, political and criminal
security, the level of life satisfaction also increases and vice versa. Also, all
of the dimensions of social security, the sense of financial security has the
greatest impact on the level of life satisfaction when compared to the other
two dimensions i.e. criminal and political security.
Key Words: Sense of Life Satisfaction, Sense of Social Security,
Dimensions of the Social Security, Students of Payam-e Noor University.

Abstract This article aims to study the relationship between some individual and neighborhood factors and mental health among 18-65-year-old citizens of Tehran. The survey method has been used the data has been gathered from 448 citizens in 25 neighborhoods in the city through multistage cluster sampling technique. The data has been analyzed using SPSS. To study the simultaneous effects of individual and neighborhood factors, a 2-level linear regression model has been employed. The results indicate that the level of mental health among Tehran citizens is 4.46 (on a 1.2-6-point scale) and medium to high; and based on taking bivariate analysis, all individual level factors, including respondents’ age (positively), SES (positively), healthy lifestyle (positively), marital status (in favor of married), and gender (in favor of men) are statistically related to mental health of the respondents. The results of the fitted 2-level model show that all individual level predictors, except age, have remained significant predictors of mental health at individual level, and the social characteristics of the neighborhood positively and significantly affected the mental health at level 2 of the model. Individual level factors accounted for 13.23%, and social characteristics of the neighborhood for 33.89% of the mental health variance at individual and neighborhood levels, respectively.
 

Abstract One objective of the regional and national planning is to create free trade zone, special economic zones and in general export zone, developed with the aim of increasing and developing export, employment, attracting internal investment and technology transfer and increasing public earning. The execution of such programs and the creation of these zones will have economic, political, social and cultural consequences. Therefore, in the present study the impact of the free trade zone in Salafchegan on the social development of that town has been examined. Also the effect of this zone on the social welfare of the local people and its social consequences has been dealt with. The statistical population of this project (211 households) includes all the families living in Salafchegan, 86 of which were selected as the sample size. The project's data was based on descriptive-survey research and the tools were questionnaires and interviews. Based on the results of this study the establishment of special free trade zone has led to a slight decrease in social solidarity among people of Salafchegan. However, it has resulted in an decrease in social confidence among the people of Salafchegan.
 

Abstract Urban parks and green space, as city shared areas, in addition to environmental impacts, as their important functions, have other important effects. The present article aims to provide a general model for the assessment of the social impact of urban green spaces based on the concept of "quality of life"; the results of its application will be discussed and used for the assessment of the social impacts of three urban parks in Tehran. The final model employed in this study is a combination of four models: Green space impact model of land use consultants, green space health impact model of Scotland, green space, nature and health model of Health Council of the Netherlands, and green space and sustainable city model of Chiesura. In addition, the documents and theoretical studies, a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques such as observation, in-depth individual interviews, focus group discussion and survey have been utilized. According to the results several important considerations are required in designing green space such as its impacts on different aspects of social life in the area, like its effects on community solidarity, equity and social diversity, local societal security, leisure time of the residents, traffic, residential properties, economic activities and local social health. Moreover, among the important results of this study is the necessity of identifying the perceptions people of desirable green space before constructing parks or urban green space.