زهرا سلیمانی

The aim of the current research was to identify the factors affecting marital turmoil using thematic analysis.

The current research is of a qualitative type and it tried to collect, analyze and interpret the research topic using thematic analysis method. Therefore, the collection of articles published inside and outside the country related to the last 10 years, which were in the field of marital turmoil, were examined. Reliability data was checked with Holstei's reliability coefficient, validity with Guba and Lincoln's (1994) four-part criteria, and model reliability with focus groups using the fuzzy Delphi method.

The analysis of the articles indicated the extraction of 116 components in the form of 13 psychological, cognitive, sexual-physical, communication, family, educational, social, economic, cultural, religious, environmental, love and roles factors that came together and caused marital turmoil. A sign of confusion is emotional distress, which manifests itself in the form of emotional divorce. As a result of this phenomenon; Behavioral, emotional and cognitive disorder has appeared as the consequences of marital turmoil, which unfortunately results in the inability to solve the problem for the couple, and after that, we will witness the dysfunction of the family. With the occurrence of dysfunction in the family, proper upbringing of children is not done and the result will be damage to the society.

It is suggested to experts in psychology and family and marriage counseling, as well as those in charge, to pay attention to the factors identified and the pattern obtained in this research in their effectiveness programs; In this way, a step can be taken to improve the marital life of couples and prevent damage to the society.

The aim of the present study was to explain the causal model of marital turmoil based on communication patterns, marital relationships and depression among couples with children under 10 years old.

In terms of the purpose of the present research, and in terms of the method, it is one of the descriptive researches of correlation with the application of structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research was couples with children under 10 years of age applying for divorce who in the second half of 2023 referred to counseling and family therapy centers licensed to operate or family counseling centers authorized by the judiciary in Shiraz, and among them 250 couples (500 people in total) The title of the sample size was considered. The research tool is the communication patterns questionnaire (1998); Beck depression questionnaire (1988); Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (1989) and Marital Turmoil Questionnaire (1979).

The findings showed communication patterns in the form of expectation/withdrawal communication, mutual constructive communication and mutual avoidance communication; Depression and marital relations in the form of marital relationship, conflict resolution and sexual relations affect marital turmoil, and the effect of these factors was in a positive direction (i.e. increasing marital turmoil) and in a negative direction (i.e. reducing marital turmoil). The effect of communication patterns and marital relations is also negative according to the sign of the obtained coefficients, that is, these factors reduce marital turmoil, but depression is a factor that increases marital turmoil (P<0.05). The achievement of structural equation modeling also confirmed the fit of the developed model.

According to the findings; Providing solutions that improve communication patterns, marital relations and reduce depression can lead to reducing marital turmoil among couples and as a result, improve family functioning and raising children