Survey the economic, social and psychological consequences of the unwanted celibacy of girls in the western cities of Kermanshah province

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Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

10.22084/csr.2025.28242.2225

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In the present study, the economic, social, and psychological consequences of unwanted singleness were examined for unmarried girls aged 35 to 50 in the cities of Islamabade Gharb, Dalahu, Sar Pole Zahab, and Gilane Gharb. The research method is based on a quantitative paradigm and using a survey with a sample size of 385 unmarried girls aged 35 to 50.

The most common problems of unmarried girls are economic problem (providing the necessities of daily life, economic burden, unpaid work for the family and others), negative psychological consequences (fear of the), social stigma (social rejection) and then social communication. (Communication with relatives) has been. The aforementioned consequences for girls have been different according to their personal, economic and social characteristics as well as their place of residence. Girls over 40 years old, Dalho County, rural areas, lower education, low economic and social base, unemployed or housewife had negative economic, social and psychological consequences. The increase in the negative consequences of the problem will gradually lead to the emergence of new social harms and new sexual norms, which requires knowing the consequences and making policies and planning to reduce the negative consequences of unwanted celibacy for girls.

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Two Quarterly Journal of Contemporary Sociological Research

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Available Online from 25 January 2025

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