The Causes And Psychosocial Impacts Of Divorce On Women The Case Of Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (ewla) Supported Women

There is an increasing interest in revealing the causes as well asthe psychological and socialrneffects of marital disintegration on women who have undergone through the divorce process.rnThus, the study attempts to identify the causes &the psychosocial impacts of divorce on womenrnduring and after marital dissolution. The study focuses particularly on women who havernapproached the Ethiopian Women Lawyers’ Association (EWLA) in Addis Ababa. Currently,rnEWLA is providing free legal aid service for approximately 150 women who seek assistance asrna result of marriage related problems. The present study explores the experiences of divorcedrnwomen from their own point of view using qualitative in-depth interview method with therncombination of Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as well as key informant interviews. Thernresearch used 16 divorced women and 2 key informants from the EWLA as data sources andrnthey were selected using purposive sampling technique. The study finds that the causes ofrndivorce are multidimensional such as financial irresponsibility, infidelity and domestic violencernbecause of alcohol addiction. In consequence, someof the women face traumatic and stressfulrnlife events psychologically, socially and economically that has disrupted their overall well-rnbeing. It is also found that in addition the negative effects, divorce also has immense beneficialrnfactors on women who have undergone through the divorce process that allows them tornexperience the various positive effects. Apart from this, the women have been able to userndifferent strategies in their post divorce lives to cope with divorce related problems. Therncombined effects of divorce’s various positive impacts and the appropriate coping mechanismsrnused by the women have made the women’s post divorce adjustment possible and significant.rnThe psychosocial issues explored in relation to the lives of divorced women reveal that for somernwomen divorce has negative results while for the majority its effect is advantageous in everyrnaspect. Conversely, the post divorce consequences are severe for most children of divorcedrnwomen as they have been suffering from the various divorce related problems. Thesernchildrenfeel that their parents abandon them and dislike themwhich results in emotionalrnconfusion and sadness that has long-termnegative impact in their overall well-being. Hence, thernstudy has recommended that divorce is the best alternative for those women who are in a violentrnand disagreeing marital relationship. In addition, to keep the well-being of children, regularrnvisitation schedules should be arranged for fathers in order to involve them in their children’srnlives

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