Day‐to‐day changes and longer‐term adjustments to divorce ideation: Marital commitment uncertainty processes over time

Abstract

ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to use in‐depth, qualitative interviews and longitudinal analysis to explore fluctuations in divorce ideation over time with 30 participants who had thoughts about divorce in the previous 6 months.BackgroundScholarship on marital ambivalence and divorce ideation suggests the importance of better understanding the dialectical tensions involved in navigating the many areas of life affected by marital commitment uncertainty. To model complex relational processes of change over time, researchers need to move beyond contextualized snapshots of relationship outcomes to a more continuous mapping of relationship processes, including changes in emotions, beliefs, and behaviors regarding the future of their marital relationship.MethodsWe completed in‐depth interviews with participants who had recently been thinking about divorce at two times approximately 8 to 10 months apart. Our team used qualitative thematic analysis to elucidate emergent themes and processes.ResultsWe found complex and dynamic patterns of leaning‐in, leaning‐out, and holding‐on emotions, attitudes, and behaviors that suggest theoretical models that may better capture the dynamic process of how commitment uncertainty influences the ways in which married partners think about the future of their marriage.ConclusionThis research can help improve how we theoretically model commitment uncertainty processes embedded in divorce ideation within the complex processes of day‐to‐day and longer term relational changes over time.ImplicationsFamily practitioners and the couples they serve can benefit from expanded conceptualizations of marital commitment outcomes that also include the processes of marital commitment as a way to normalize the ebbs and flows of relationships.

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“…However, this research was designed with a distinct conceptual model or existing background, and the simultaneous testing of hypotheses was conducted. Background that can be introduced in line with the general hypothesis (Allen et al, 2022;Apostolou & Wang, 2021;Aseka et al, 2021;Eskandari & Parandin, 2022;Fardad et al, 2021;Fincham & May, 2017;Goodarzi, 2019;Hou et al, 2019;Khatibi & Meghrazi, 2023;Mahmoudpour et al, 2020;Mehdipour-Rabori et al, 2020). In analyzing the overall research hypothesis, it can be said that each of the input variables relates differently to the tendency towards divorce due to infidelity.…”

Psicoterapias exitosas en el abordaje de las crisis del divorcio

“…En contraste a lo expuesto Allen et al (2022), la Terapia Integrativa Conductual de Pareja (IBCT) parece funcionar más lentamente al producir cambios que inicialmente ha llegado a una tasa de mejora del 71% en el abordaje de la crisis del divorcio. Además, la IBCT no produce tantos cambios como la Terapia de Pareja Conductual Tradicional (TBCT), pero produce más aceptación; por lo que Barraca et al (2015) indica que dentro de sus estrategias de intervención se fomenta la aceptación y tolerancia, es por eso que servirá para obtener un mejor proceso en la crisis de la disolución del divorcio, siendo muy significativo en la reducción de las tasas de afectación en repercusión en salud mental post-divorcio, siendo elemento clave es la aceptación del paciente sin necesidad que implique una resignación a no cambiar (Heidari et al, 2021).…”

“…Es fundamental tener claro que indistintamente del tipo de terapia que se vaya a abarcar en la crisis del divorcio debe existir una alianza terapéutica, según Allen et al (2022) es un triángulo terapéutico que debe estar en constante mantenimiento tanto en técnicas interpretativas como no interpretativas las veces que sean requeridas.…”