Maryam Falahatpishe Baboli; Fereshte Mootabi; Mohammadali Mazaheri Therani; Leili Panaghi; Mahmood Heydari
Abstract
The “Aghd” period is one of the first stages of the life cycle of Iranian families. Since the “Aghd” period is a period when people are married but have not yet started living together under one roof, it seems necessary to pay attention to this period as the first stage of marriage. ...
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The “Aghd” period is one of the first stages of the life cycle of Iranian families. Since the “Aghd” period is a period when people are married but have not yet started living together under one roof, it seems necessary to pay attention to this period as the first stage of marriage. The purpose of this study was to investigate the lived experiences of Iranian married people during the “Aghd” period. The present study, which was conducted in 1399, was a qualitative study in which 13 participants (based on the principle of data saturation) were selected by purposive sampling method from the study population, which included people who were in the “Aghd” stage living in Tehran, and with the In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted to identify their lived experiences. Finally, the interviews were analyzed by thematic analysis method and topics such as challenges and developmental tasks were extracted. Challenges included challenges related to the family of origin and the spouse's family, as well as challenges between spouses. According to the participants, the developmental tasks were divided into three categories: developmental tasks related to the couple, developmental tasks related to the families towards the couple, and individual developmental tasks. Finally, it can be concluded that the results of this study and similar studies can be used in designing premarital education packages based on the challenges and developmental tasks of the “Aghd” period.
