خلاصة:
Aim: Considering structural role of family functioning and mental health in shaping the character of
children and its importance in the prevention of crime, the study aimed to compare the status of family
functioning and mental health in male offenders who convicted of premeditated murder and normal
individuals in province of Isfahan in 2012. Methods: This study was causal‑comparative. Research
statistical population was all male offenders who were sentenced to death and ordinary individuals in
Isfahan province. Thus, 313 individuals were selected. Of this number 150 male offenders convicted of
premeditated murder in the central prison of Isfahan were randomly selected and 163 cases of teachers
were selected by cluster sampling method as the normal group in Isfahan. Family functioning assesses
the scale and mental health questionnaire was administered to them, and data from this research
using descriptive and inferential statistic t‑test for independent groups were analyzed. Results: It was
shown that difference was significant between the two groups in dimensions of communication,
problem‑solving, affective responsiveness, behavior control, and overall performance (P < 0/001) but
difference was not significant in dimensions of affective involvement and role playing (P > 0/05). Also, it
was shown that there is no significant difference between the two groups in terms of the dimensions
of the mental health (P > 0/05). Conclusions: Therefore concluded to check the factors causing crime
such as premeditated murder must be looking for interactive and communication behavior patterns
of people with others to pursue personality characteristics and individual of people.
ملخص الجهاز:
A comparative study of status of family functioning and mental health in male offenders who convicted of premeditated murder and normal individuals in province of Isfahan Arash yahanzad, Mojtaba Khalili', Ruhollah Khazaee2 De9ortmcnt o Psycflulugy , University u Is cm, 'Expert Juicier Bronch o Is ohm Province, ’De9ortmcnt u Ps jcflulugy , Science end Research Broncâ, lslamic Atnd Uninersii 3 , ls fohan, lion Address for Correspondence: Mr. Arash Jahanzad, M.
com ABSTRACT Aim: Considering structural role of family functioning and mental health in shaping the character of children and its importance in the prevention of crime, the study aimed to compare the status of family functioning and mental health in male offenders who convicted of premeditated murder and normal individuals in province of Isfahan in 20 1 2.
Key words: Family functioning, male offenders, mental health, normal, premeditated murder Introduction With regard to the imps rtance of family system as the first society's structure that is based ‹ n education and training children and institutional and legal relations between men and women in the form of a legitimate and acceptable standard in which is founded on, importance of preserving such structure with c‹ nsidering the role of moral, psychological, emotional, social and behavior and benchmarking children in an emotional environment is quite apparent.