Child Marriage: A Phenomenological Approach

Child marriage is one of the controversial issues in the field of humanities that can be studied as interdisciplinary subject. Few qualitative studies have investigated this problem. Therefore, this study was performed to investigate child marriage.

This is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. In this study, 15 numbers from different sectors of the society were selected. Data was collected by using semi – structured interviews and analyzed using Smith method. After data analyze, 4 main themes and 26 sub-themes were extracted.

It was revealed that in some sub-themes such as definition of child marriage, consequences and causes, there was a consistency between individuals lived experiences and background. But in feedbacks different results were obtained. Individuals based on their personal preferences, propose different methods for parents, society and youngsters. The results of this study will pave the way for further research on the interventions related to child marriage.

Individuals based on their personal preferences, propose different methods for parents, society and youngsters. Among these, paying attention to the local conditions, using the platform of culture and the existence of an official mechanism to give importance to the satisfaction of people in marriage has an important place. The results of this study will pave the way for further research on the interventions related to child marriage.