Investigation of Adaptability Components of couples in Corona Pandemic crisis: A qualitative study

The COVID-19 epidemic and its health, social and economic consequences have brought about dramatic changes in the daily lives of families and couples. The aim of this study was to investigate the adaptability components of couples in the corona pandemic crisis. The present study was a qualitative study with a descriptive phenomenological method. The participants of the study were 12 couples from compatible couples in region 1 of Zanjan city in the spring of 2020, which were selected and sampled to the extent of information saturation based on the purposeful method. Data collection was done through semi-structured and in-depth interviews on tape and all content (word for word) was put on paper. Data analysis was performed using Colaizzi's seven-step method. A total of 12 interviews, 362 basic codes, 28 basic concepts, 10 sub-themes, and 4 main themes including "interactive dynamics", "responsiveness", "coherence" and "integrity" were extracted. The results of this study showed that although the coronavirus crisis has affected marital well-being; But it has created positive consequences in the motivation of couples to protect their relationships, and with the increase of these positive components, we will see the flourishing of their interactions.