Individuals Lived Experience in Remarriage, After Divorce

Emami, Golnaz; Sadeghi, Mansuore; Panaghi, Leili

doi:10.22034/ijfp.2023.552138.1101

Document Type : Qualitive

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Family Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijfp.2023.552138.1101

Abstract

Nowadays remarriage has become a common form of marriage. Remarriage is a phenomenon which affects not only one couple, and one family, but also several couples and families based on the individual situation, and their roles. This study aimed to survey the individuals lived experience in remarriage after divorce. This research was a qualitative research which was done by the phenomenological method with descriptive approach. The participants were selected by purposive sampling method. A semi-structured profound interview was done with 12 people, including 7 women and 5 men. For analyzing the data, the Colizzi method was used. Eight main themes which are “Incentives for remarriage”, “criteria for choosing a new spouse”, “hope for a better life”, “friendly, and intimate life in remarriage”, “feeling of love and satisfaction”, “maturity in remarriage”, “challenges associated to remarriage”, and “re-divorce” were obtained. The results indicated that different aspects of individual’s remarriage are largely affected by their previous marriage. The person's prior marriage affects every step of the remarriage process, from deciding to do so and selecting a partner to how to handle disagreements and communicate during it. In fact, those who get remarried use their first marriage as a criterion and tend to steer clear of anything like their first union. Individuals in remarriage seek for a marriage which does not have the negative characteristics of the first marriage, and even has the ability to compensate for its defect.

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Journal of Family Psychology

Individuals Lived Experience in Remarriage, After Divorce

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Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 17
July 2022
Pages 90-103

Individuals Lived Experience in Remarriage, After Divorce

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Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 17July 2022Pages 90-103

Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 17
July 2022
Pages 90-103