Analyzing the Facilitators of Marital Instability and its Consequences

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

3 Ph. D. Student of sociology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Identifying the values and beliefs of spouses about married life and interpersonal relationships plays an important role in revealing the backgrounds of the instability of married life. Objective: The aim  of this study was to analyze the facilitators of marital instability and its consequences in Ilam city. Method: This qualitative research was carried out in the framework of grounded theory and in order to identify and understand the causal processes of the formation of marital instability from the point of view of experts (including university experts, dispute resolution council experts and family court judges) in Ilam city. has taken. In this study, 20 participants were selected by theoretical and purposive sampling methods. The desired data were collected and analyzed based on in-depth interviews. Result: The emerging model includes three dimensions of conditions, actions-interactions, and consequences. The "Conditions" dimension includes superficial knowledge, moral and behavioral deviation, the coercive approach of couples, weak problem-solving skills, and spouses' disharmony" dimension of "action-interactions" includes the role of silence and tolerance, feelings of inferiority and confrontation, violence and revenge and tendency to Divorce, the "consequences" dimension, includes intensification of feelings of inferiority and frustration, transformation and inefficiency of family values, identity crisis, and moral insecurity. Conclusion: Therefore, it has been proposed to establish and strengthen cultural centers, improve patterns of marital skills, and strengthen the monitoring and treatment of counseling centers to reduce marital instability.

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Family Counseling and Psychotherapy
Volume 12, Issue 2 - Serial Number 34
February 2023
Pages 231-264

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  • Receive Date: 20 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 08 February 2023
  • Accept Date: 06 March 2023

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