2021, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp 198 – 204

Reconfiguration of relationships during the process of remarriage after divorce. A qualitative study in Iran

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* Corresponding Author: Abbasali Yazdani, Department of Social Work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: abbasayazdani@gmail.com

Abstract

Marriage is highly respected and somehow sacred in eastern societies, including Iran. This qualitative research aimed to explore lived experience of remarried men and women who had experienced divorce in their relationships with their significant others. Seventeen remarried-after-divorce persons whose second marriage lasted over two years participated in the study, conducted using the content analysis method. Under the theme of inter-relationships, four categories were found, including “different spouses, different relations”, “reconfiguration of relationships with families”, “impacts on child-rearing”, and “the importance of unimportant acquaintances”. This study showed the complexity of the relationship network when another marriage happens after the first one collapsed. The other finding was that relations after divorce might not disappear completely, and relics of the first ruined shared life may strongly affect the new partnership. The influence of context-oriented issues, particularly in societies where religion and tradition are strong, was the other result. This study showed that remarriage after divorce has positive and negative consequences. Professionals, policymakers and researchers may apply the findings of the research by taking a strengths perspective.

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PMC ID: 8169131
PubMed ID: 34104242
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2020-0196

Article Publishing Date (print): Mar-Apr 2021
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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