Exploring the Reasons for single-hood among Girls Aged Over 33 Years Living in Tehran: A Qualitative Study
Introduction: Both increase in the age of marriage and the prolonged singlehood among girls have become a major problem in Iranian society, leading to psychological and social harm. Therefore, the present study aimed to explain the reasons for singlehood among girls aged over 33 years living in Tehr...
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| description | Introduction: Both increase in the age of marriage and the prolonged singlehood among girls have become a major problem in Iranian society, leading to psychological and social harm. Therefore, the present study aimed to explain the reasons for singlehood among girls aged over 33 years living in Tehran.Methods: This study was a qualitative content analysis. The study population consisted of single girls aged over 33 years old in Tehran, Iran. A total of 18 unmarried girls aged over 33 years were purposefully selected and studied using semi-structured interviews. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data.Results: Data analysis resulted in 10 main categories including “university education”, “obsession with the choice of their life’s partner”, “economic problems”, “single girls’ distrust of men”, “instrumental view of marriage”, “other alternatives to marriage”, “appearance”, “escaping from responsibility”, “excessive parental strictness”, and “increase in girls’ expectations of their suitors”.Conclusion: It is necessary to take steps to prevent the increase in the age of marriage among girls by applying appropriate interventions such as changing girls’ attitudes toward marriage, educating parents to facilitate their adult children’s marriage, providing welfare facilities, and employing young persons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-42349d75cd13438a9d23f9246f6fd4bb2023-12-03T06:32:17ZengKerman University of Medical Sciencesتحقیقات کیفی در علوم سلامت2645-61092021-12-0110423824510.22062/jqr.2021.193533.091791Exploring the Reasons for single-hood among Girls Aged Over 33 Years Living in Tehran: A Qualitative StudyJavad Yoosefi Lebni0Razieh pirouzeh1bahar khosravi2Morteza Mansourian3PhD in Health Education and Health Promotion, Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranPhD in Health Education and Health Promotion, Department of Public Health, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, IranMA in Women’s Studies, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, IranAssociate Professor, Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranIntroduction: Both increase in the age of marriage and the prolonged singlehood among girls have become a major problem in Iranian society, leading to psychological and social harm. Therefore, the present study aimed to explain the reasons for singlehood among girls aged over 33 years living in Tehran.Methods: This study was a qualitative content analysis. The study population consisted of single girls aged over 33 years old in Tehran, Iran. A total of 18 unmarried girls aged over 33 years were purposefully selected and studied using semi-structured interviews. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data.Results: Data analysis resulted in 10 main categories including “university education”, “obsession with the choice of their life’s partner”, “economic problems”, “single girls’ distrust of men”, “instrumental view of marriage”, “other alternatives to marriage”, “appearance”, “escaping from responsibility”, “excessive parental strictness”, and “increase in girls’ expectations of their suitors”.Conclusion: It is necessary to take steps to prevent the increase in the age of marriage among girls by applying appropriate interventions such as changing girls’ attitudes toward marriage, educating parents to facilitate their adult children’s marriage, providing welfare facilities, and employing young persons.https://jqr1.kmu.ac.ir/article_91791_07d34b5ec342cf5ed36f2c2e2ea041d7.pdfsinglehoodgirlsmarriagequalitative studyconventional content analysistehran |
| spellingShingle | Javad Yoosefi Lebni Razieh pirouzeh bahar khosravi Morteza Mansourian Exploring the Reasons for single-hood among Girls Aged Over 33 Years Living in Tehran: A Qualitative Study تحقیقات کیفی در علوم سلامت singlehood girls marriage qualitative study conventional content analysis tehran |
| title | Exploring the Reasons for single-hood among Girls Aged Over 33 Years Living in Tehran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Exploring the Reasons for single-hood among Girls Aged Over 33 Years Living in Tehran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Reasons for single-hood among Girls Aged Over 33 Years Living in Tehran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Reasons for single-hood among Girls Aged Over 33 Years Living in Tehran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Exploring the Reasons for single-hood among Girls Aged Over 33 Years Living in Tehran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | exploring the reasons for single hood among girls aged over 33 years living in tehran a qualitative study |
| topic | singlehood girls marriage qualitative study conventional content analysis tehran |
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