The experience of marital distress in the perceptual world of women; Case study: Tohid clinic of Kermanshah

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1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University , Kermanshah, Iran

2 Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

3 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

doi.org/10.34785/J015.2019.022

Abstract

 Marital life can be subject to various risks, the most severe of which is marital distress that leads to emotional separation and divorce. Although different and sometimes known researches have been done in this field, it seems that it is necessary to address this issue with other theoretical approaches. Therefore, the present study aimed to represent a picture of the living world of women who have experienced marital distress, relying on a phenomenological approach. The population of the study was included women with marital distress referred to Tohid Clinic in Kermanshah. The sampling was purposeful that, exploratory interviews conducted with 6 women, then, the main interview was carried out and the sampling was saturated with 16 people who did not have an obvious mental illness. Using the episodic interview and drawing on the phenomenological method in Giorgi-Wertes psychology, the perceptual world of women is depicted. 5 general structure (in-frame), including "Contradictory intention," "Mutual understanding of the living experience," "Emotional empathy," "Pre-marital couples' conceptions," and "Learned objectives " describes the experience of marital distress in the perceptual world of studied women. Thus, the present study results suggest that clinical therapists use these concepts in their counseling to inform couples in premarital counseling.

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Family Counseling and Psychotherapy
Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 27
November 2019
Pages 173-196

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  • Receive Date: 23 June 2019
  • Revise Date: 11 August 2019
  • Accept Date: 24 August 2019

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