Eslami Mohammad, Yazdanpanah Mahdieh, Andalib Parnian, Rahimi Azardokth, Safizadeh Mansoureh, Dadvar Adeleh, Nakhaee Nouzar
Department of Population and Family Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2020 Apr 28;9:83. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_570_19. eCollection 2020.
Evidence is accumulating that the pattern and nature of marital relationships are very different in different cultures. This nationwide study aimed to determine marital satisfaction and the prevalence of emotional divorce as well as to identify the sociodemographic correlates in a Muslim population.
In this cross-sectional study, one-third of Iran's provinces were selected randomly and a representative sample of inhabitants of their central city was included in the study. The ENRICH marital satisfaction scale was used to determine marital satisfaction levels. A single-item measure with confirmed validity and reliability was used to find out about emotional divorce. The demographic variables included respondent's age, spouse's age, gender, educational level, residency, childbearing, and premarriage familiarity.
Of the 2033 participants, 1034 were women (50.9%). Nearly one-third of both men and women had academic degrees. Almost 53% of them were satisfied with their marital life and 9.7% had emotional divorce. Men with academic degrees had a higher probability of marital satisfaction (odds ratio [OR] =1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.04-1.53) and a lower prevalence of emotional divorce (OR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.24-0.58).
This study showed a relatively high percentage of marital dissatisfaction as well as emotional divorce. Policymakers should strengthen premarriage education programs and postmarriage counseling centers.
越来越多的证据表明,不同文化中婚姻关系的模式和性质存在很大差异。这项全国性研究旨在确定婚姻满意度和情感离婚的患病率,并确定穆斯林人群中的社会人口学相关因素。
在这项横断面研究中,随机选择了伊朗三分之一的省份,并将其中心城市居民的代表性样本纳入研究。使用ENRICH婚姻满意度量表来确定婚姻满意度水平。采用一项具有确认效度和信度的单项测量来了解情感离婚情况。人口统计学变量包括受访者的年龄、配偶的年龄、性别、教育程度、居住情况、生育情况和婚前熟悉程度。
在2033名参与者中,1034名是女性(50.9%)。近三分之一的男性和女性拥有学术学位。其中近53%的人对他们的婚姻生活感到满意,9.7%的人经历了情感离婚。拥有学术学位的男性婚姻满意度较高的可能性更大(优势比[OR]=1.26,95%置信区间[CI]:1.04-1.53),情感离婚的患病率较低(OR = 0.37,95% CI:0.24-0.58)。
这项研究表明婚姻不满意和情感离婚的比例相对较高。政策制定者应加强婚前教育项目和婚后咨询中心。