Owner & Primary Publisher: University of Tehran; Journal of Rural Research 2008-7373 7 3 2016 09 22 Measurement and Analyses of Social Stability in Rural Area (Case Study: Javanrood Township) Measurement and Analyses of Social Stability in Rural Area (Case Study: Javanrood Township) 486 503 60077 FA Ali Shamsodini Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran. Davood Jamini PhD Candidate Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran. 0000-0003-2061-4387 Alireza Jamshidi PhD, Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. Journal Article 2016 05 18 The purpose of this study is to measure the social stability and its influencing factors among the residents of rural areas especially in rural Javanrood Township. The study population composed of all the heads in ahouse in villages (rural households over 20 households) of Javanrood Township (N=4484). Given the constraints facing, researchers have chosen not to examine the entire population using Cochran formula, rather 253 peoplewho were the representatives of the township were considered for their opinions by means of random sampling. The main research instrument was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by experts and academics and its reliability was checked in a pilot study with a total of 30 questionnaires outside the study area. TheCronbach’s alpha coefficients were obtained for the different sections of the questionnaire. The results reveal in good condition is social stability in the rural area with an average of 3.86. It is also indicated in the results between the different indicators of social sustainability, social sustainability highest impacts in rural area are five indicators of accountability, future, happiness, social interaction and community involvement, with coefficients of variation 0.276, 0.282, 0.292, 0.296 and 0.306. Multiple regression results demonstrated a significant relationship with the dependent variable of 10 variables (social sustainability) and have described a total of 4.73% of the variance Javanrood Township rural social stability. In the order of importance, are the most important variables affecting social stability areincome, family size, supplies, education and land ownership. The purpose of this study is to measure the social stability and its influencing factors among the residents of rural areas especially in rural Javanrood Township. The study population composed of all the heads in ahouse in villages (rural households over 20 households) of Javanrood Township (N=4484). Given the constraints facing, researchers have chosen not to examine the entire population using Cochran formula, rather 253 peoplewho were the representatives of the township were considered for their opinions by means of random sampling. The main research instrument was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by experts and academics and its reliability was checked in a pilot study with a total of 30 questionnaires outside the study area. TheCronbach’s alpha coefficients were obtained for the different sections of the questionnaire. The results reveal in good condition is social stability in the rural area with an average of 3.86. It is also indicated in the results between the different indicators of social sustainability, social sustainability highest impacts in rural area are five indicators of accountability, future, happiness, social interaction and community involvement, with coefficients of variation 0.276, 0.282, 0.292, 0.296 and 0.306. Multiple regression results demonstrated a significant relationship with the dependent variable of 10 variables (social sustainability) and have described a total of 4.73% of the variance Javanrood Township rural social stability. In the order of importance, are the most important variables affecting social stability areincome, family size, supplies, education and land ownership. https://jrur.ut.ac.ir/article_60077_bc89fec23f30913f77a946050ba107c1.pdf