Identifying factors affecting the resilience of divorced women and guardian of child: a qualitative research

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 MA of Family Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of qualitatively identifying and explaining the factors affecting the resilience of divorced women who have also accepted custody of their children. The research community included all women under the support of welfare centers and aid committee of Firuzabad city in 1400. Using the purposeful sampling method, the sampling was continued until saturation (10 resilient divorced women). The research was conducted qualitatively using a phenomenological approach. Using a semi-structured interview, information related to the sample was collected, and after analyzing the content of the interviews and their final coding using thematic analysis method, three main indicators were extracted in resilient divorced women: 1- individual factors, 2- supportive factors, and 3- factors The presence of a child. The results showed that individual factors include cognitive self-regulation, behavioral self-regulation, spiritual-religious strategies and personality traits. Supporting factors include family support and social support, and the last core category, which is the presence of children, includes themes such as creating meaning in the presence of children and focusing on the role of parents, which are considered to be effective factors in the resilience of divorced women with the presence of children. The present research helps to understand the experience of resilience of divorced women and guardians of children and also to design specific interventions to facilitate their resilience

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Articles in Press, Corrected Proof
Available Online from 11 October 2023
  • Receive Date: 27 December 2022
  • Revise Date: 20 June 2023
  • Accept Date: 11 October 2023