Journal of Divorce & Remarriage | 2021
Social Support in Iranian Divorced Women
Abstract
ABSTRACT With the lack of social supports, divorce has many negative psychological impacts on women. This study aimed at determining the social support in divorced women in Iran. In this cross-sectional survey, 285 divorced women were selected through multi-stage cluster sampling method. The most common cause expressed for divorce was drug addiction (39.3%). The mean of social networks and social support scores was 83 ± 1.69 and 65 ± 1.76, respectively. There was a direct association between age, the number of children, and years passed from divorce and social networks and social support scores. Social networks and social support scores were higher in rural and marginal regions. According to the findings of this study, the educational sessions in consulting centers to decrease the guilty feeling and other unpleased emotions resulting from divorce, and replacing them with hope and optimism, are advised.