EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF MARRIED WOMEN LIVING WITH IN-LAWS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 25
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The primary outcome will be the emergence of core themes that represent how married women perceive, interpret, and emotionally experience cohabitation with in-laws in joint family systems. These themes will capture lived experiences related to autonomy, conflict, support, communication, and cultural expectations, derived through in-depth qualitative analysis.
研究概览
简要总结
This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of married Indian women residing with their in-laws using a phenomenological approach. It aims to understand key areas of conflict, the strategies employed to navigate in-law relationships, and factors that help reduce familial tensions. Through in-depth interviews conducted online with women aged 25–40 years, married for at least two years and living with their husband’s parents for at least one year, the study will use thematic analysis to identify core themes. The findings are expected to inform culturally sensitive therapeutic practices and premarital counselling interventions to promote healthier family dynamics in joint households.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 25.00 Year(s) 至 40.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- Female
入选标准
- •The household must include both the mother-in-law (MIL) and father-in-law (FIL), and they must be the husband’s parents.
- •Married women between the ages of 25 to 40 years.
- •Been married for a minimum of 2 years.
- •Currently living in an urban/semi-urban area (1 year).
排除标准
- •Married Indian women living in a joint family set-up.
- •Presence of severe conditions like depression or psychosis in either the participant or their in-laws.
- •Presence of dementia, chronic disability, or terminal illness affecting daily functioning in either the participant or their in-laws.
- •Participants undergoing treatment for any medical condition.
- •A recent experience of any major life stressor, bereavement or any significant personal or family crisis.
结局指标
主要结局
The primary outcome will be the emergence of core themes that represent how married women perceive, interpret, and emotionally experience cohabitation with in-laws in joint family systems. These themes will capture lived experiences related to autonomy, conflict, support, communication, and cultural expectations, derived through in-depth qualitative analysis.
时间窗: The outcome will be assessed at a single time point through one-time, in-depth interviews with married women who have been residing with their in-laws for a minimum of one year.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Sanya Dawar
Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal College of Health Professions