Designing and Validating a Model for Preventing the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce (ITD) and its Effectiveness on Boredom and Marital Expectations

Hamed Ghasmi Arganeh; Ozra Etemadi; Maryam Fatehizade

doi:10.18502/qjcr.v21i84.12104

Hamed Ghasmi Arganeh PhD student in Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan Iran.
Ozra Etemadi Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan Iran.
Maryam Fatehizade Professor. Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/qjcr.v21i84.12104

Keywords: intergenerational transfer of divorce, single parent children, marital vulnerability, marital expectations, marital boredom, classical foundational data theory

Abstract

Aim: Each parent plays a vital role in the life of their children and intergenerational transmission of divorce shows that children who experience the divorce of their parents are more exposed to marital injuries. the goal of this study was to design and validate a model for preventing the intergenerational transmission of divorce in the children of single guardians due to divorce and its effectiveness on boredom and marital expectations.

Methods: The present research was conducted with a mixed exploratory type. For the qualitative part of the research, classical grounded theory was used, while for the quantitative part a quasi-experimental method of experimental group - control group with pre and post test with follow-up was used. Research participants in the qualitative section included interviews with 26 couples with single-parent families resulting from divorce and the research sample in quantitative part included 32 couples with a single-parent family due to divorce. The qualitative part of the research was conducted with semi-structured interviews and the research tools in the quantitative part included the Omiedvar Marital Expectations and Pines Marital Burnout Questionnaires. In order to analyze the data, repeated measurement analysis of variance was used.

Findings: From the total findings of the qualitative section, five main categories which expressed the marital damage of single-parent children caused by divorce discover and based on them and the opinion of experts the model for prevention of intergenerational transmission of divorce in single-parent children due to divorce was designed. Data analysis showed the effectiveness of the divorce prevention model on intergenerational transmission of divorce on boredom and marital expectations (p<0.01).

Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, the model presented in this study can be used in preventing intergenerational transfer of divorce and to ensure and enduring married life for children of divorce.