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:: Volume 14, Issue 1 (8-2025) ::
scds 2025, 14(1): 159-187 Back to browse issues page
Re-examining the Attitudes and Experiences of Divorced Women Towards Remarriage: A Qualitative Study in Ilam City
Masoud Almasi
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:   (18 Views)
Divorce, as a transformative social phenomenon, exerts complex psychological, economic, and cultural impacts on a significant proportion of the female population. The present qualitative study employs a phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of divorced women in Ilam city, aiming to identify and elucidate the mechanisms and factors influencing their willingness or reluctance to remarry. Data has been collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings indicate that the propensity for remarriage is shaped by interwoven layers of individual variables—such as identity reconstruction, personal growth, and the need for emotional support—alongside psychological factors involving the management of past traumas and psychological healing, socio-economic elements such as enhancement of social capital and financial independence and socio-cultural dimensions including the influence of structural norms and gender stereotypes. A considerable portion of participants regarded remarriage as a conscious strategy to improve life quality and restore psychological and economic security, whereas another group, affected by prior relational traumas, profound doubts, and social pressures, avoided remarriage and prioritized personal development and child-rearing. Moreover, social stigma and cultural constraints were identified as significant barriers in the decision-making process. Accordingly, this study emphasizes the need for evidence-based policies and the development of supportive psycho-social interventions tailored to the diverse needs of divorced women to facilitate an informed and secure decision-making process regarding remarriage.
Keywords: Divorced Women, Ilam, Lived Experience, Phenomenological Analysis, Remarriage.
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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: Special
Received: 2025/05/27 | Accepted: 2025/09/19 | Published: 2026/08/7
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almasi M. Re-examining the Attitudes and Experiences of Divorced Women Towards Remarriage: A Qualitative Study in Ilam City. scds 2025; 14 (1) :159-187
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