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KMID : 0608020120200020183
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Korean Journal of Family Therapy
2012 Volume.20 No. 2 p.183 ~ p.199
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Marital Conflict in Divorcing Couples
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Kang Hee-Sook
Yang Jeong-Ok
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the marital conflict process of Korean couples experiencing divorce crises.
Methods: This qualitative study utilized Strauss and Corbin’s grounded theory methodology. The data were gathered through in-depth interviews conducted with 15 married men and women in early 2010.
Results: Using open coding, the researchers identified 172 concepts, 39 subcategories, and 17 categories. The central phenomenon identified was “loss of the meaning of life,” triggered by “absence of self-control,” “family conflict,” and “marital conflict.” The core category was defined as go forward from a meaningless life to a new life.
Conclusions: Theoretically, the process of marital conflict can be understood in terms of structural and temporal dimensions.
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KEYWORD
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marital conflict, grounded theory, divorce, qualitative method
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