Reconfiguration of relationships during the process of remarriage after divorce. A qualitative study in Iran

Yazdani, Abbasali; Mousavi, Mirtaher; Alipour, Fardin; Rafiey, Hassan

doi:10.25122/jml-2020-0196

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“…In addition, the dominant social and religious belief in Bangladesh is that the marital relationship is sacred, and that women should not stay single. All these socio-economic factors create pressure on divorced women to remarry [45]. While remarriage after divorce is common in developed countries, in a patriarchal society like Bangladesh, it is a difficult task.…”

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Child marriage, marital disruption, and marriage thereafter: evidence from a national survey

Islam

2022

BMC Women's Health

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Background This study examines the relationship between women’s ages at their first marriages and the marital disruption among those who experienced child marriages and those who did not as well as identifies some compromises that women make in their remarriages after previous marital disruptions. Methods The data of 57,476 women from the 2019 Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey were analysed using multivariable logistic and linear regressions. Women’s compromises in their remarriages were examined by determining the age differences with their current husbands, whether the current husband has another wife and their attitudes toward the justification of intimate partner violence by husbands. Results Almost 65% of women experienced child marriage, and its prevalence is higher in rural (66.5%) than in urban areas (59.2%). The probability of marital disruptions decreases as the ages at the first marriages rise among women who experienced child marriages and increase among women who did not. Women living in rural areas are less likely than those living in urban areas to report marital dissolution (AOR 0.81, 95% CI 0.73–0.90). Also, women who completed relatively more years of education or have greater wealth are less likely to report marital disruptions and those who never gave birth are more likely to report these (AOR 3.54, 95% CI 3.14–3.99). Women who remarried after previous disruptions are more likely to report that their new husbands are, on average, almost 12 years older than they are, and have another wife. Also, those who experienced marital disruptions are more likely than others to believe that husbands are justified in beating their wives in certain circumstances. Conclusion The odd of marital disruption decreases with the ages at first marriage among women who experienced child marriage and increase among women who did not. There is a curvilinear relationship between women’s ages at their first marriages and the probability of marital disruptions. Making compromises in remarriages after disruptions is common. Because marital disruption is increasing, appropriate policies are needed to address the adverse outcomes of divorces that ensue.

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Child marriage, marital disruption, and marriage thereafter: evidence from a national survey

Islam

2022

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“…Currently, a proportion of divorced people cohabitate or remarry [2], and globally there has been an increase in children born outside of marriage and raised by cohabiting or non-cohabiting parents [3]. Increases in remarriage can be seen in countries such as Iran [4] and China, where divorce has been normalized by society [5,6]. In Western countries, such as America, there are 10.5 million live-in stepchildren staying with stepfamilies [7].…”

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Where Is the Research about Stepmothers? A Scoping Review

Scholtz

Spies

2023

Psych

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Developments in remarriage and divorce have led to an influx of research on stepfamilies. However, previous studies show that the experiences of stepmothers are underreported. Therefore, a scoping review of the currently available academic literature (2012–2022) on stepmother experiences was conducted to identify the way forward for future research. A final sample of 11 articles indicate that stepmother research is mainly WEIRD and qualitative. Stepmothers reportedly experience ambivalent emotions which they often deal with silently, whilst navigating ambiguous stepmother roles with possibly limited support or acknowledgement under the wicked stepmother stereotype. Counselling and research are encouraged to assist this forgotten member of the stepfamily. Gaps in research and further research opportunities are identified.

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Reconfiguration of relationships during the process of remarriage after divorce. A qualitative study in Iran

Cited by 2 publications

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Child marriage, marital disruption, and marriage thereafter: evidence from a national survey

Child marriage, marital disruption, and marriage thereafter: evidence from a national survey

Where Is the Research about Stepmothers? A Scoping Review

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