Investigate of Perceived Stress in Divorced Adolescent Girls: A Qualitative Study
Subject Areas : آسیبشناسی اجتماعی
beigard nasrollahi
1
(M.Sc. Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran)
Hossein keshavarzafshar
2
(Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran)
Keyvan Salehi
3
(Faculty of education and psychology, university of Tehran)
fahimeh bahonar
4
(PhD Student in Counseling, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran)
Keywords: Adolescents, children of divorce, perceived stress, qualitative study,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the perceived stress of divorced adolescent girls. The research method was phe- nomenological qualitative. The study population consisted of 17 girls under 18 years of age who were selected based on purposive sampling for semi-structured interviews and continued until data collection was saturated. The Colaizzi method was used to analyze the data. Data analysis led to the identification of 3 main themes and 53 sub-themes. The results showed that the sources of stress, positive and negative coping strategies, and the consequences of high stress in girls as the three main themes have a wide range. Therefore, divorce, while disrupting the psychological-emotional balance of family members, causes stress about the future lives of people. In such a way that negative strategies and consequences can overshadow their future and endanger their physical and mental health. According to the results of the research, the need for supportive counseling interventions for this spectrum is felt
