A study of the related social factors with emotional divorce (population study; Married in Shiraz)

One of the most important social paths or social problems is divorce. Emotional divorce is considered as the first stage of divorce process that reflects the declining marital life that cordiality and unity has been replaced by the bitter feeling of alienation. The present article study the related social factors with emotional divorce among the married persons in Shiraz. The research method is quantitative and survey that has been done by using questionnaire as a gathering data technique. The sample study of this research was 384 married persons that for declining error increased to 392 persons. The method of selected sampling was multi-stage cluster sampling. Findings showed: the amount of emotional divorce was high and, the relation between traditional life style and computer use with emotional divorce is meaningful and direct; while the relation between modern life style and social networks use with emotional divorce is meaningful but negative, it means the more the modern life style and social network use exist between partners the less the emotional divorce is experienced. Multiple regression analysis also showed the four variables include traditional life style, modern life style, computer use and pretending life style could explain criterion variable (emotional divorce).