The role of emotional intimacy and perceived social support in predicting post-divorce adjustment in divorced women: A study in the cities of Qaladzi and Rania, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Subject Areas : Islamic positive psychology

Bakhtyar Hassan Muhammadamin Malkari ^{1 *}

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Received: 2025-11-12 Accepted : 2025-11-18 Published : 2025-12-06

Keywords: Emotional intimacy, perceived social support, post-divorce adjustment, divorced women.,

Abstract :

The present study aimed to investigate the role of emotional intimacy and perceived social support in predicting post-divorce adjustment in divorced women living in the cities of Qaladzi and Raniya in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. This applied study was designed with a descriptive-correlation method and multiple regression analysis. The statistical population included divorced women who had been divorced for at least one year and were actively present in society. Sampling was conducted using the convenience method and 100 eligible women participated in the study. The data collection tools included the standard questionnaires of emotional intimacy by Walke and Thompson (1983), perceived social support by Zimet et al. (1988), and post-divorce adjustment by Frankel et al. (2002). The results of the statistical analysis showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between emotional intimacy and perceived social support and post-divorce adjustment. Also, both predictor variables were able to significantly explain changes in post-divorce adjustment.

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