Identifying and Analyzing Key Factors Affecting Singleness in Iran

In the past decades, social structures and institutions, including families, have been transformed by phenomena such as modernism, globalization and the expansion of communication networks. Transformation in the pattern of marriage and the age of marriage is one of the domains affected by these changes. In Iran, delay in marriage and increased Singleness have increased in recent years. The purpose of this research is to investigate and identify the key factors affecting the issue of Singleness in Iran. To achieve this goal, a list of 104 factors affecting Singleness in Iran was prepared after reviewing and analyzing documents, studies and interviews with experts. Then, using the Delphi method, finally 19 effective factors on Singleness in Iran was chosen. These factors were shared by 11 experts. Experts' opinions about the effectiveness and influence of factors in the Cross Impact matrix were introduced. By analyzing the outputs of the MICMAC software, the effectiveness and influence of each of the factors was determined. Factors like, impact of mass media on changing youth's attitudes, socio-economic status of family, inefficiencies in government plans to facilitate marriage, have the greatest impact on Singleness in Iran.