Divorce has received scant attention in Iran, despite the problems that arise for individuals and families and in social life. The present study aimed to find the divorce process of the Iranian couples among whom the woman was the divorce initiator. For this purpose, interviews were conducted, using the grounded theory method, with 34 Iranian divorcing men and women (women initiating a divorce and their spouses) to investigate their divorce experience. The results revealed that the psychological, communication, cultural, and social factors involved in the divorce phenomenon were observed in five stages: (1) emergence of thinking about divorce, (2) hesitation on stay, (3) difficult decision-making, (4) separation, and (5) legal action. Despite more restrictive laws and more complicated social conditions for women initiating divorce than men, the number of women initiating the divorce is increasing in the changing cultural context of Iran. Therefore, we hope that our results on the divorce process help couples, families, and especially professionals plan preventive measures and develop clinical interventions targeting marriage and marital relationships.

中文翻译：

---

伊朗女性的离婚方式：定性研究

尽管个人和家庭以及社会生活中出现了问题，但离婚在伊朗很少受到关注。本研究旨在找出以女性为离婚发起人的伊朗夫妇的离婚过程。为此，使用扎根理论方法对 34 名伊朗离婚男女（提出离婚的妇女及其配偶）进行了访谈，以调查他们的离婚经历。结果表明，离婚现象所涉及的心理、沟通、文化和社会因素分为五个阶段：（1）产生离婚念头，（2）犹豫不决，（3）决策困难，（ 4) 分居，以及 (5) 法律诉讼。尽管提出离婚的女性比男性更严格的法律和更复杂的社会条件，在伊朗不断变化的文化背景下，提出离婚的女性人数正在增加。因此，我们希望我们对离婚过程的研究结果能够帮助夫妻、家庭，尤其是专业人士制定预防措施，并制定针对婚姻和婚姻关系的临床干预措施。