An exploration of Divorce and its Origins and Consequences in Tehran, 2016

The purpose of this study was to discover and analysis the phenomenon of divorce by adopting a qualitative approach and using the grounded theory, in doing so we tried to provide a paradigmatic model of the phenomenon of divorce based on perceptions and interpretations and definitions of this concept as provided by the subjects. the subjects of this study were selected using the theoretical sampling method and based on the principle of theoretical saturation, 55divorced women and those who have applied for divorce in Tehran in 2016 were selected. For data analysis, the method introduced by Strauss and Corbin in the G.T was applied. According to the findings, a set of factors such as marriage type, reasons for marriage, mental disorder of the spouse, lack of satisfaction with marital and sexual relations, lack of readiness of married couples for the marriage, lake of commitment to marital life, , disparity in marriage family violence, disagreement in the attitudes, traits and tastes, risk factors, mental concern about divorce have pushed people to divorce, and causes such as: interference of relatives, protective factors, dependence of the husband on his parents and passivity in the home relations, type of family structure, differences in the level of individualism and modernism and life style, woman's awareness of the unfavorable situation, the spouses’ low politeness, courtesy, and moral education, non-social and non-vivid husbands, intrusion of cyber spaces in marital relationships, poor economic condition of family, persistence of pre-marriage friendships, low quality of life skills and communication skills of the couple, history of divorce in family and friends, and women's socioeconomic status were involved. In analyzing the consequences of divorce: change of the structure of the family as a result of the consequence of existing condition, the stigma of disgrace, academic failure, the moral and emotional affection of children, the feeling of exclusion and marginalization, losing feelings about marital life, emergence of the forms of alienation (feeling alienated interms of oneself, marital life and society), and individualism can be considered.