@ARTICLE{Mohamadi, author = {Rahimi, Hemat and Mohamadi, Asghar and Hagightian, Mansour and }, title = {Sociological Analysis of Social Factors Affecting Participatory Interaction of Members of Production Cooperatives in Lorestan Province}, volume = {8}, number = {1}, abstract ={Introduction: The basis of a cooperative company is based on the participation of members in the cooperative affairs office, and this partnership is affected by several factors, including social factors. In this regard, the present study was conducted to investigate the social factors affecting the participatory action of members of production cooperatives in the city of Lorestan. Methods: This research was conducted in a survey method and an applied research objective. The statistical population of the study was composed of members of active productive cooperatives of Lorestan province in 2017 and five-hundred-ninety-one of them were selected as samples based on Cochran formula. The research instrument was a questionnaire which face validity was determined by reviewing the views of fifteen members of the studied cooperatives outside the original sample, and the validity and reliability of the content of the research tool was determined by reviewing the views of three members of the university faculty and eight experts from the cooperative sector and the content validity ratio (CVR), 0.85, Cronbach's alpha of 0.73 was obtained. Data analysis and descriptive statistics were used in descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS and AMOS software. Results: The results of the regression test of the research variables and the analysis of the structural equations of the research model indicate that there is a direct and significant relationship between the independent variables of research social trust, social cohesion, accountability, shared beliefs of members and dependent variables participatory action of members in production cooperatives. Conclusions: Regarding the results of regression test and analysis of structural equations that indicate a meaningful relationship between independent variables of research and dependent variable, and the direct correlation between these variables, it can be stated, with increasing the level of each studied social factors, the level of participation of members of the production cooperatives also increases. }, URL = {http://socialworkmag.ir/article-1-491-en.html}, eprint = {http://socialworkmag.ir/article-1-491-en.pdf}, journal = {Quarterly Journal of Social Work}, doi = {}, year = {2019} }