Comparison of Predisposing and Effective Factors on Divorce Application between Men and Women

Objective: with regard to his human and social nature, sympathy is required that men and women live together in peace and rest. since that family is manifestation and expression of life and love, divorce is a critical that consequences and undesirable effects on individuals, families and society. the present study based on gender people requesting a divorce in the family courts in tehran has paid during the years 2006-2007. materials and methods: the sample included 300 people referred from the courts, and cross-sectional study approach, with structured interview was conducted. causes and reasons for divorce after the interview and identified as economic factors, psychological, cultural - social, sexual problems, physical, addiction, violence and marriage. with this classification and statistical methods using chi-square, fisher and mann - whitney two groups were compared. results: results showed that although most divorcers noted both gender causes (84.4% of women and 90% of men) such as lack of understanding and compromise, but women were more influenced by socioeconomic status (p< 0.001), violence (p< 0.001) sexual problems (p= 0.048) and addiction (p= 0.001), while men had more cultural and social problems (p= 0.023). conclusion: the results suggested premarital counseling in order to aware couples is an important task in the field of professional advice and can prevent the occurrence divorce.