The role of mobile-based social network addiction in predicting emotional divorce and readiness for divorce in married women of Ghaen

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• ahmad movahhed ¹
• zohreh abbasi ²
• raziyeh taghizadeh ³
• fatemeh dorri ⁴
• fatemeh taghati ⁴

¹ Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

² M.A. in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Islamic Azad University, Qayenat Branch, Iran.

³ Bachelor of General Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

⁴ Bachelor of General Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

10.30495/jzvj.2022.28888.3658

Abstract

Introduction: The development of social networks and the widespread use of them by couples have significant effects on the different aspects of their lives. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of mobile-based social network addiction in predicting emotional divorce and divorce readiness of married women in Ghaen city. Materials and Methods: This research is of descriptive-correlation type. The statistical population of this study was all married women in Ghaen city from which by random method 200 women were selected. The necessary information was collected using the mobile-based social network addiction questionnaire (α=0.93), the emotional divorce questionnaire (α=0.94), and the divorce readiness questionnaire (α=0.91). The results were analyzed using SPSS23 whit pearson correlation coefficient and regression test.
Findings: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the scores of the dimensions of addiction to mobile-based social networks (personal performance, time-management, self-control and social relationships) with emotional divorce and divorce readiness. And among the dimensions of addiction to mobile-based social networks (personal performance, time-management, self-control and social relations), the dimensions of personal performance and self-control can predict emotional divorce and self-control can predict divorce readiness.
Conclusion: According to the results of the research, we should encourage couples to use social networks and the virtual world properly and to the extent to increase marital satisfaction, and inform them of the dangers and threats of the social network and the virtual world, and create healthy and scientific social networks.

Keywords

• social network addiction
• emotional divorce
• readiness for divorce
• women
• family

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