Abstract:

This research is a descriptive quantitative study designed to reveal the family problems that are differentiated by changing of the family structure, to reveal the family belonging level of the family members, to determine the factors affecting these concepts and to determine the relationship between these problems and family belonging. This research is important in terms of determining and explaining family belonging and family problems that are vital for the family institution and contributing to the literature about this subject. The population of the study consists of married family members living in ġırnak, Cizre in 2019. On the other hand, sample consists of 173 female and 117 male (number = 290) married participants who were selected on a voluntary basis as a result of random home visits. “Family Belonging Scale” was used with “Questionnaire Form” which was created for personal information and family problems in the data collection. Data were analyzed by using SPSS program on computer, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis, and Spearman Correlation tests were performed. According to the findings, the family belonging levels of the family members who got married by agreement were found higher than those who got married by eloping. Family belonging level of the family members in families where deception often occurs was found as quite lower than families where deception never occurs. It was found that family members who are frequently exposed to physical violence have lower family belonging than family members who are never exposed to physical violence. In addition, it was concluded that family belonging of the family members who are exposed to more verbal violence were less than those who are less exposed and never exposed to verbal violence. The family belonging of the family members in families who frequently have a conflict were lower than the family belonging of the family members who have rarely conflict or who never have any conflict. With increasing economic deprivation, family belonging of the family members is significantly lower than family members who have never experienced economic deprivation. As the frequency of encountering family problems increased, it was found that family belonging decreased significantly and men felt more family belonging than women. 

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