Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
J Adolesc Health. 2022 Mar;70(3S):S57-S63. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.09.024.
Although the average age of marriage has increased in many countries in the Middle East in recent years, child marriage is thought to become more common among certain populations in Jordan, notably the refugees. This study explores the perspectives of Jordanian and Syrian adolescents on child marriage in relation to the Syrian conflict as members of refugee populations and host communities.
This study used data from in-depth interviews with 64 Jordanian and Syrian adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 years. Interviews consisted of a narrative, flexible dialog in which participants discussed their life histories using the creation of a visual timeline as a tool. Data analysis was iterative, inductive, and based on the grounded theory approach. Themes were identified through ongoing interaction with the data.
Three major themes emerged from the data relating to child marriage: (1) the influence of intermingling between Syrian and Jordanian communities, (2) vulnerability and control interact to fuel increases in child marriage in displacement, and (3) finding agency by rejecting child marriage.
The Syrian conflict has changed practices relating to child marriage, fostering a renewed reliance on child marriage in light of increasing instability, leaving both Jordanian and Syrian adolescents increasingly vulnerable. Many adolescents reject the practice, thus offering an opportunity for social change.
尽管近年来中东许多国家的平均结婚年龄都有所上升，但在约旦，尤其是难民群体中，人们认为童婚变得更为普遍。本研究探讨了作为难民群体和收容社区成员的约旦和叙利亚青少年对与叙利亚冲突有关的童婚的看法。
本研究使用了对 64 名 15 至 19 岁的约旦和叙利亚青少年进行深入访谈的数据。访谈采用了叙述性、灵活的对话形式，参与者使用创建视觉时间线作为工具来讨论他们的生活史。数据分析是迭代的、归纳的，并且基于扎根理论方法。通过与数据的持续互动来确定主题。
数据中出现了与童婚相关的三个主要主题：（1） 叙利亚和约旦社区相互交融的影响，（2）脆弱性和控制相互作用导致流离失所中童婚增加，（3）通过拒绝童婚寻找代理权。
叙利亚冲突改变了与童婚有关的做法，在不稳定加剧的情况下，重新依赖童婚，使约旦和叙利亚青少年更加脆弱。许多青少年拒绝这种做法，从而为社会变革提供了机会。
