Exploring the Social Problems of Women with Temporary Marriage Experience in Qom

Temporary marriage, despite its religious and legal legitimacy, is a challenging social issue. However, a number of women accept temporary marriage due to the specific circumstances which they are facing and the problems they have. Although the women with temporary marriage and their children face many problems, there is not sufficient information about the different aspects of their lives. Therefore, as a social worker it is necessary to explore the life experiences of these women. The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of women with a temporary marriage in the city of Qom.

This study was conducted using qualitative method and based on the Conventional Content Analysis approach. The research data were collected through semi-structured interviews with fifteen women with temporary marriage experience and four social workers associated with this group of women. The research sampling method was purposeful sampling and data collection continued until saturation. The aspects related to the accuracy of the data were considered and data analysis was performed using coding and classification of the codes.

Out of interviews, 728 the codes were extracted at several stages of the analysis and integration of similar codes in four main categories include 1) "Individual components", 2) "Family Factors", 3) "The harmful social environment", and 4) "Multiple social deviances", and 14 subcategories, respectively the main theme of this research, "unsecured privacy" was extracted  from the mentioned classes.

Women with temporary marriage experience are one of the hidden and hard-reaching target groups related to the field of social work who face various problems in individual, family, and social life. It is necessary to pay attention to reducing the various problems of this group of women and increasing their quality of life at different levels, especially by social workers.