Mahmood Shojaat Rafsanjani; Yasser Rezapour Mirsaleh; Hamidreza Aryanpour; malihe mosayebi
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This study aimed to investigate the lived experience of getting out of emotional dependence in individuals with substance abuse. This was a qualitative study which used thematic analysis. The target population was all members of the Association of Anonymous Addicts in Yazd; a total of 10 people were ...
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This study aimed to investigate the lived experience of getting out of emotional dependence in individuals with substance abuse. This was a qualitative study which used thematic analysis. The target population was all members of the Association of Anonymous Addicts in Yazd; a total of 10 people were purposefully selected to participate in the study. A semi-structured interview was conducted until the interviews were saturated. The data analyzed using continuous comparison and open, axial and selective coding. Findings showed that the experience of anonymous addicts members about emotional dependence includes 2 main categories "incompetence" and "self-destruction" and 11 basic categories "Weakness in the protection of individual and interpersonal borders","extreme dependency","fear of loss","failure in rupture","extreme service","lack of sufficient determination","low differentiation","lack of intellectual and emotional independence", "vulnerability", "low self-esteem" and "surrender". Findings showed that addicts who have emotional dependence have problems without the presence of the other person. They feel inadequate without the person they belong to, and they also act like a victim and hurt themselves for fear of rejection.
Maryam Behroozifar; mohamadali chitsaz; Seyyed Asghar Mohammadi
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Children without guardians has always been a social issue. These children have been deprived of family support and custody for many reasons because they have lost one or all of the effective member of meeting their needs in life. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the lived experience of ...
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Children without guardians has always been a social issue. These children have been deprived of family support and custody for many reasons because they have lost one or all of the effective member of meeting their needs in life. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the lived experience of children without effective parental care in residential care centers in Tehran. The presented research is applied as a goal and in terms of the type of method is a phenomenological research. The collected tools include the semi-structured interview. The statistical population for this research are girls and boys living in residential care centers in Tehran who are over 13 years old and have at least 5 years of life experience in these centers and were selected by targeted Sampling because of interview with them get a clearer understanding of their issues and needs. MAXQDA software were used for data analysis. Results of content analysis of 7 main themes and 22 sub-themes. Lack was also identified as the common nature of the phenomenon. Findings indicated a complex perception of life in residential care centers by participants. Despite the many restrictions and supervision in these centers, they were satisfied with their lives, but they think living in these centers is the source of an ambiguous future. They demanded attention to more happiness, support and acceptance in society. Also they have a dual feeling towards family: nostalgia and sadness.
