(Corresponding Author), PhD of psychology, Assistant professor, Department of clinical and general psychology, Faculty psychology and educational science, Allameh Tabataba'i University , Tehran, Iran, Khanjani.mahdi@gmail.come
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Aim: The research aimed to study the psychological consequences of child marriage among girls through a phenomenological approach and semi-structured interviews. Methods: Twenty women from Gilan, Khoozestan, Sistan and Baloochistan, Khorasan and Yazd province who experienced child marriage and their current ages were less than 50 years old were selected through purposive sampling. Interviews and observations were conducted by traveling to each province. Colaizzi method was used in order to analysis data. Results: Results were included of 5 main themes and 15 sub themes in psychological consequences. Main themes are crashed ego, psychic traumas, negative emotions, immaturity and personal maturity. Conclusion: The results showed that negative psychological consequences of child marriage are much more than their positive ones.
Article number: 1
Type of Study:
Research |
Subject:
Family Counseling Received: 2023/09/6 | Accepted: 2024/04/22 | Published: 2024/08/8