Background: Emotional divorce can be defined as an important factor in the boredom of the couple, the cooling of the relationship between them, the feeling of sadness and despair, and the lack of dependence of the couple on each other, which has irreparable consequences for the family. Therefore, the present study was designed to assess the affecting associated factors of emotional divorce among Iranian couples during the Covid19 pandemic.
Methods: A descriptive-analytical study was performed on 900 men and women from 22 districts of Tehran who were selected by the available sampling methods from March to October 2021. Data collection tools are Guttmann demographic and Emotional Divorce Questionnaires. The Questionnaires were completed by the participants of the study. R 4.0.2 software was used to analyze the data, in addition, an independent t-test and chi-square were used to compare the subjects in terms of the emotional divorce. Also, the multiple logistic regression method was used to determine the independent factors affecting emotional divorce.
Results: The results showed that the associated factors of emotional divorce include age, marriage rank, duration of the marriage, choosing the spouse by parents, the education level of the couple, the job of the couple, infection of Covid19, and having disputes before Covid19 infection outbreak.
Conclusion: Emotional divorce is considered as a social harm which could be the prelude of legal divorce. Therefore, the study of affecting factors on it in any society can pave the way for culture-based interventions to reduce such social harms.