از دل تفاوت‌ها: واکاوی پدیدارشناختی تجربۀ زیستۀ هویت زوجی در ازدواج‌های بین‌فرهنگی

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 کاندیدای دکتری مشاوره روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی خوارزمی تهران

2 دکتری روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی

3 گروه مشاوره. دانشکده روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی. دانشگاه خوارزمی. تهران. ایران

4 دکتری مطالعات برنامه درسی و سنجش و اندازه‌گیری

10.48308/apsy.2025.241376.1891

چکیده

هدف: با افزایش ازدواج‌های بین‌فرهنگی، شکل‌گیری هویت زوجی به‌عنوان سازه‌ای روانی ـ اجتماعی پیچیده‌تر شده است؛ زیرا این فرایند حاصل تعامل عاملیت زوجین و ساختارهای اجتماعی است. با توجه به خلأ پژوهشی در ایران، این مطالعه با هدف بررسی تجربۀ زیستۀ زوج‌های بین‌فرهنگی و تبیین چگونگی شکل‌گیری، تحول و تثبیت هویت زوجی در این روابط انجام شد.
روش: پژوهش با رویکرد کیفی و روش پدیدارشناسی تفسیری انجام گرفت. جامعه پژوهش شامل زنان و مردان متأهل ساکن تهران بود که بین سال‌های ۱۴۰۱ تا ۱۴۰۳ تجربه ازدواج بین‌فرهنگی داشتند. با نمونه‌گیری هدفمند و حداکثر تنوع، ۳۳ مشارکت‌کننده انتخاب شدند. داده‌ها از طریق مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختاریافته عمیق گردآوری و بر اساس پروتکل اسمیت و همکاران (۲۰۰۹) تحلیل شد.
یافته‌ها: تحلیل داده‌ها به استخراج ۷۰ مفهوم اولیه، ۲۰ زیرمقوله و چهار مقوله اصلی انجامید: مواجهه با تفاوت‌های فرهنگی، پدیداری هویت زوجی سیال، تحول هویت زوجی و خلق روایت مشترک، و راهبردهای مدیریت تعارض و تحکیم انسجام هویت زوجی. نتایج نشان داد زوج‌ها در مواجهه با تفاوت‌های فرهنگی، از طریق گفت‌وگوی دیالکتیکی، بازآفرینی روایت زندگی، خلق زبان نمادین و مرزبندی روانی، جهان‌زیست مشترکی را شکل می‌دهند.
نتیجه‌گیری: هویت زوجی در ازدواج‌های بین‌فرهنگی سازه‌ای ایستا نیست، بلکه فرایندی سیال و زمینه‌مند است که در تعامل مستمر با تفاوت‌ها ساخته و بازسازی می‌شود. چارچوب تحلیلی ارائه‌شده، مبانی نظری مشاوره و آموزش خانواده را تقویت کرده و بر ضرورت مداخلات فرهنگ‌محور با تأکید بر گفت‌وگوی بین‌فرهنگی، انعطاف‌پذیری و تاب‌آوری رابطه‌ای تأکید دارد.

کلیدواژه‌ها

موضوعات

عنوان مقاله [English]

From Differences to Co-Becoming: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experience of Couple Identity in Intercultural Marriages

نویسندگان [English]

  • Leila Emami 1
  • Mohsen Rasouli 2
  • Kianoosh Zahrakar 3
  • Masoud Gramipour 4
1 University of Kharazmi
2 University of kharazmi
3 Psychology and Educational Sciences
4 Curriculum Studies and Assessment and Measurement
چکیده [English]

Aim: With the rise of intercultural marriages, the formation of couple identity as a psychosocial construct has become increasingly complex, emerging through the interaction between partners’ agency and broader social structures. Addressing the research gap in Iran, this study explored the lived experiences of intercultural couples and examined how their shared identity is formed, transformed, and consolidated within such relationships.
Method: A qualitative design using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was employed. The study population consisted of married men and women residing in Tehran who had experienced intercultural marriage between 2022 and 2024. Through purposive sampling with maximum variation, 33 participants were selected. Data were collected via in‑depth semi‑structured interviews and analyzed following the analytical protocol of Smith et al. (2009).
Findings: Analysis yielded 70 initial concepts, 20 subthemes, and four overarching themes: (1) confronting cultural differences, (2) emergence of a fluid couple identity, (3) identity transformation and the creation of a shared narrative, and (4) strategies for conflict management and strengthening relational cohesion. The findings showed that couples construct a shared lifeworld through dialectical dialogue, narrative reconstruction, symbolic language creation, and psychological boundary‑setting when navigating cultural differences.
Conclusion: Couple identity in intercultural marriages is not a static construct but a fluid, relational, and context‑dependent process continually shaped through ongoing engagement with cultural differences. The proposed analytical framework enriches theoretical foundations in couple and family counseling and highlights the need for culturally informed interventions that foster intercultural dialogue, relational flexibility, and resilience.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Intercultural Marriage
  • Couple Identity
  • Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

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