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Qualitative study of leisure time and sexual relations in couples with children and single children

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

nasim koofigar 1
Seyed Esmail Mousavi 2

1 Master of Family Therapy Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Khomeini Shahr Islamic Azad University, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Faculty of Humanities, Khomeini Shahr Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract
 


 




The aim of the present study was to study the quality of free time and sexual relations of couples with children and single children in Isfahan city. The research method was an inductive and questioning qualitative type, which was conducted through semi-structured interviews with 70 participants (21 couples with children and 14 couples with single children) using the snowball sampling method. In this research Couples with children and couples without children (couples who did not decide to have children by their own choice) were studied. Data collection and validation was done according to three-way interviews, document collection, and experts' opinions. By collecting data, 526 sentences of meaningful expressions for couples with free children and 632 sentences of meaningful expressions for couples with children were obtained, and all concepts were classified separately according to their nature. The results showed that free time for couples with free children has 3 main categories and 24 sub-categories, the most important of which is the main category of fun for two, and for couples with children, it has 8 main categories and 13 sub-categories, which is the most important category. The main includes spending free time with children and not having free time. Also, regarding sexual relations in couples with free children, there are 4 main categories and 3 sub-categories, the most important main category is relationship with consent, and in couples with children, there are 5 main categories and 8 sub-categories, the most important of which is lack of sexual satisfaction.

Keywords

Free time
sexual relations
couples
having children
childless
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