A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Divorce Contexts among Divorced Individuals

Due to the dramatic rise in divorce rate in recent years, many scholars have attempted to unravel the factors involved in this increasing phenomenon. The present paper aimed at a qualitative phenomenological study of the divorce contexts in the city of Rasht. In so doing, 25 divorced people who were selected through purposeful sampling were included in the study. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed through thematic analysis. The data analysis showed 9 sub-themes which were merged into the four main themes, namely, large, medium, small and interactive themes. These findings indicate that the phenomenon of divorce is systemic in its aspects, its factors are cyclical, and there are structural relations among its contexts. It is concluded that these systemic quality, cyclical factors and structural relations should be taken into consideration for prevention programs, counseling and crisis interventions.