Frequency Distribution of Divorce Causes in Yazd City

Abstract

Background: Divorce, as a consequence of family disruption, is a common phenomenon within all communities. Considering the increased frequency of divorce cases in Yazd city during recent years, this study was conducted to investigate the distribution of divorce causes and design an efficient program to deal with it.
 Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional analytic study was conducted on the data collected from 118 male and female individuals referred to Yazd courts with divorce requests during 12 months. The participants were randomly selected and asked to complete a researcher-made questionnaire about the divorce. one of which include the participants' general information The second section contain 18 sub-scales and dealt with different causes of divorce. The collected data were analyzed by ANOVA using SPSS version 17.
 Results: The most effective divorce factor was misunderstanding and disagreement (44.9%), while the least important factor was friends (1.7%). Based on the results, the involvement of friends had the lowest effect on the incidence of divorce (1.7 %), while misunderstanding and disagreement were among the most frequent causes of divorce (44.9 %). Causes of divorce included addiction, unemployment, delinquency and infidelity, mental illness, violence, insults, and immorality in terms of gender differences and economic conditions represent a significant difference in the divorce rate with respect, as well as other factors of divorce. The findings represent a significant difference in the divorce rate with respect to the education status (p = 0/6).
 Conclusion: The findings showed that disagreement was the main factor for divorce. Disagreement includes various moral, cultural, and religious aspects. Infidelity was also another most frequent cause of divorce in Iran and other countries. Considering different factors that affect the incidence of divorce, strategies should be seriously conducted before and after marriage to prevent and decrease its frequency within the society.

Sexual dysfunction and divorce in Iran: A systematic review

“…Based on the inclusion criteria, 16 studies were selected and further reviewed, the results of which are shown in [ Table 1 ]. Among the reviewed articles, five were cross-sectional articles[ 16 , 19 , 20 21 22 ] eight were descriptive articles[ 12 13 14 , 17 , 23 , 27 28 29 ], 2 were qualitative studies[ 26 , 30 ], and one was a quantitative and survey study[ 24 ]. The instruments used in these studies included researcher-made questionnaires, in-depth interviews, standard questionnaires, or records in the files of divorced individuals.…”