“Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again”

The Lived Experience of Reconciliation After Filing for Divorce

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21476144
AutoresReza Khojasteh Mehr (0000-0002-6721-3823, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, autor de correspondencia), Morteza Najimi (0000-0001-7277-7087, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz), Kelly M Roberts (0000-0002-7821-6026, Oklahoma Christian University), Mansour Sodani (0000-0002-3119-3808, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz)
Año2025
Volumen53
Número3
Páginas297-318
Fecha de publicación2025-05-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Family Therapy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0192-6187 • E-ISSN: 1521-0383
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01926187.2024.2436500
OpenAlexW4405276641
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas21

Despite deciding to divorce at some point in their lives and taking legal action, many couples change course and decide to reconcile. This experience, one of the most difficult and stressful challenges faced by the couple and family, has received less attention in the research literature. The objective of this research study was to investigate the perception and experience of reconciliation after filing a divorce petition using the descriptive phenomenological psychological method. An in-depth semi-structured interview was conducted with ten participants and the data was analyzed using Giorgi et al. method. Seven constituents were found showing that the participants considered the decision to reconcile after filing for divorce as: (a) self-sacrificing; (b) foresightful and optimal; (c) self-repressive; (d) temporary and deferred; (e) transformative and restructuring; (f) social; and (g) emotional. Implications and suggestions for future studies are discussed

Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Lived experience · Nothing · Perception · Political science · Psychotherapist · Restructuring · Transformative learning · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology