The Relationship between the Structure of Patriarchal Authority in the Individual's Family of Origin and the Efficiency of Family

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the structure of patriarchal authority in the individual's family of origin and the current efficiency of family. The research methodology is quantitative-correlational. The population consists of all female school teachers in the city of Nourabad in Lorestan province that 205 teachers were selected with the help of cluster sampling. An efficiency of family questionnaire with 79 questions and a questionnaire on the structure of authority in the family with 36 questions were applied in the study. The data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and regression. The results showed that there is a meaningful positive relationship between the structure of patriarchal authority in the family of origin and the current efficiency of family. Also, there is a meaningful positive relationship between the structure of patriarchal authority in the family of origin and all ten components of current efficiency of family. The structure of patriarchal authority in the family of origin explains nearly 10% of the variance of current efficiency of family. Based on the patterns of democratic patriarchy and structure of authority according to Islamic teachings and many internal and external studies, the research findings are explained.