Imam Khomeini Aid Committee Supported Divorced Women’s Lived Experience from Divorce in the Cultural Context of Iran

The present research was intended to study Imam Khomeini Aid Committee supported divorced women's lived experience from divorce in the cultural context of Iran.The statistical population included all the Imam Khomeini Aid Committee supported divorced women's, aged 20 to 35 years in Mashhad.The sample embraced 9 participants whom were selected via purposive sampling procedure to achieve saturation step.To collect data content analysis was applied.Then the open ended questions were implemented through semi structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews.The data was classified and coded using Max Quda software.The results revealed that the concept and phenomena of divorce was explained into two categories as positive and negative attributions.Each category was characterized into subcategories.The positive category was conceptualized as divorce achievements and the negative attribution category was conceptualized into individual and social subcategories, and social class was conceptualized into two subcategories: family and society.The results also indicated that the divorce among poor divorced women, although sometimes considered an achievement due to liberation of a challenging and painful marital life, is also a traumatic crisis due to the numerous personal and social challenges.feeling unsupported and being rejected by society has led very negative feelings and attitudes in this women towards themselves and society and therefore avoid healthy social relationships.This highlighted the need for additional planning to change these individuals' attitude of their own capabilities and the conditions of society.