Introduction: the subject of this research is a content analysis of the socio-psychological factors underlying marital burnout among divorced women in Tabriz. The aim is to identify the social and psychological factors that cause marital burnout among women and have led to the instability of relationships and the collapse of the family.
Materials and methods: The statistical population of this study is women in Tabriz who divorced their husbands in 1404. The main criterion for entering the study is that these women divorced due to marital burnout. Pines' marital burnout questionnaire was used to diagnose this. These women were studied with a phenomenological approach and qualitative method. The sample size was 20 people and the samples were studied using purposive and chain sampling. Relevant data and information were collected from these samples through open and in-depth interviews and were thematically analyzed using the Brown and Clark method.
Results: A total of eleven main themes were identified and extracted, which are both sociological and psychological. These themes include: gender stereotypes, gender discrimination, blame, other-autonomy, value indifference, emotional and emotional indifference, narcissism, responsibility avoidance, deviance, sexual weakness, and practical obsession. Among them, the most important themes and causes of marital burnout are emotional indifference and value indifference, respectively.
Conclusion: In order to prevent and prevent marital burnout, it is recommended to hold educational and skill workshops before and after marriage.