Open AccessReconfiguration of relationships during the process of remarriage after divorce. A qualitative study in Iran
Author(s) -
Abbasali Yazdani,
Mirtaher Mousavi,
Fardin Alipour,
Hassan Rafiey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medicine and life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1844-3117
pISSN - 1844-122X
DOI - 10.25122/jml-2020-0196
Subject(s) - remarriage , general partnership , qualitative research , context (archaeology) , affect (linguistics) , social psychology , perspective (graphical) , psychology , theme (computing) , sociology , developmental psychology , gender studies , political science , social science , geography , law , computer science , operating system , archaeology , communication , artificial intelligence , anthropology
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.