The role of positive thinking in family integrity

Family is a sacred social and religious institution wherein many of human’s individualand psychological needs are fulfilled; it prepares the ground for individual perfectionand its members’ achieving friendship and affection. This sacred institution requiresenforcement. Among the factors which can strengthen this sacred institution ispositive thinking by all members of the family about one another.The present article aims at investigating the role of positive thinking in familyintegrity. To do so, some empirical researches have been reviewed and religioussources have been consulted. By positive thinking, we mean paying attention topositive aspects of life, presenting positive interpretations for others’ behaviors, andexpecting favorite results based on positive interpretations. Here, some factors havebeen mentioned, through which the basis of the family may be strengthened. Thesefactors are as fallows: intra-family satisfactory relations, gaining more support fromone’s spouse, conjugal satisfaction, effective opposition to intra-family tensions,paying attention to positive features of the family members, considering the facilitiesof the family, positive interpretation of the family members’ behaviors, winning familymembers’ affection, and the mental health of the family members.