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- Title
Theorizing the Process of Leaving a Violent Marriage and Getting a Divorce in Tehran.
- Authors
Nikparvar, Fatemeh; Stith, Sandra; Myers-Bowman, Karen; Akbarzadeh, Mojgan; Daneshpour, Manijeh
- Abstract
This study utilized qualitative methods to develop a theory regarding the process used by Tehranian women who leave violent marriages to get a divorce. Findings from semistructured, in-depth interviews with nine women in Tehran who left their abusive husbands suggested that there are six stages in this process: "denial," "using cognitive and internal strategies to save marriage," "using behavioral and external strategies to save marriage," "seeking power to end violence," "preparation to leave marriage," and "termination" stage. The implications of this study help therapists working with women in Tehran who are living in violent marriages and provide effective prevention and intervention services that are appropriately targeted to the specific needs of Iranian women.
- Subjects
IRAN; MARRIAGE &; psychology; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL structures; CUSTODY of children; DIVORCE; GROUNDED theory; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; POWER (Social sciences); RESEARCH evaluation; SPOUSES; SOCIAL stigma; PSYCHOLOGY of women; QUALITATIVE research; THEORY; FINANCIAL management; SOCIAL support; COUPLES therapy; INTIMATE partner violence; PATIENTS' attitudes
- Publication
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 3/4, pNP1285
- ISSN
0886-2605
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0886260517746184