Table 2 Comparison of subjects’ characteristics according to emotional divorce

Age; mean ± SD

38.68 ± 8.86

40.93 ± 10.00

0.001

1.03 (1.01–1.04)

Marriage age; mean ± SD

27.05 ± 5.33

27.65 ± 7.81

0. 174

1.02 (0.993–1.04)

Marriage duration; median (IQR)

10 (4-170

11 (5–20)

0.008

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

Gender

0.295

Man

300 (51.3)

150 (47.6)

Woman

285 (48.7)

165 (52.4)

1.16 (0.880–1.2)

The age difference of Man from his wife

0.016

Men are older

452 (77.3)

266 (84.4)

The same

96 (16.4)

30 (9.5)

0.531 (0.343–0.822)

Woman is older

37 (6.3)

19 (6.0)

0.873 (0.492–1.55)

Type of choosing a spouse

< 0.001

By themselves

358 (61.2)

73 (23.2)

By Family

93 (15.9)

158 (50.2)

8.33 (5.82–11.93)

By friends or relatives

134 (22.9)

84 (26.7)

3.07 (2.12–4.46)

1st Marriage

0.017

Yes

34 (5.8)

32 (10.2)

No

551 (94.2)

283 (89.8)

0.546 (0.330–0.903)

Education Level

0.005

Undergraduate or illiterate

19 (3.2 )

25 (7.9)

Diploma

84 (14.4)

60 (19.0)

0.543 (0.274–1.07)

Associate

117 (20.0)

80 (25.4)

0.520 (0.268–1.01)

Bachelor

234 (40.0)

80 (25.4)

0.260 (0.136–0.497)

Master

107 (18.3)

36 (11.4)

0.256 (0.126–0.518)

Doctorate

24 (4.1)

34 (10.8)

1.08 (0.487–2.38)

Couples’ education level

< 0.001

Both couples have no university education or are illiterate

78 (13.3)

68 (21.6)

One couple has a university degree and the other does not

97 (16.6)

53 (16.8)

0.627 (0.393–0.999)

Both couples have a university degree or a bachelor’s degree

238 (40.7)

98 (31.1)

0.472 (0.316–0.706)

One couple has a bachelor’s degree or less and the other has a postgraduate degree

99 (16.9)

39 (12.4)

0.452 (0.276–0.740)

Both couples have a university degree

73 (12.5)

57 (18.1)

0.896 (0.557–1.44)

Occupation

< 0.001

Housewife/Unemployed

109 (18.6)

64 (20.3)

Self-employed

199 (34.0)

61 (19.4)

0.522 (0.343–0.795)

Governmental

189 (32.3)

131 (41.6)

1.18 (0.807–1.73)

Medical Staff

51 (8.7)

40 (12.7)

1.34 (0.797–2.24)

Other

37 (6.3)

19 (6.0)

0.875 (0.464–1.65)

Employment status of couples

0.016

Both work in non-medical departments

246 (42.1)

128 (40.6)

One is unemployed and the other is employed in non-medical departments

269 (46.0)

125 (39.7)

0.893 (0.661–1.21)

One of them is the medical staff

66 (11.3)

58 (18.4)

1.68 (1.12–2.55)

Both unemployed

4 (1.3)

4 (0.7)

1.92 (0.473–7.81)

Type of residence

0.304

Tenant

219 (37.4)

112 (35.6)

Owner

293 (50.1)

152 (48.3)

1.01 (0.751–1.37)

My parents or my spouse’s parents’ house

73 (12/5)

51 (16/2)

1.37 (0.894–2.09)

Someone lives with us except our children

0.702

Yes

362 (61/9)

199 (63/2)

No

116 (36/8)

223 (38/1)

0.946 (0/713-1/26)

Disability or chronic disease of one the spouse

0.070

Yes

562 (96/1)

294 (93/3)

No

23 (3/9)

21 (6/7)

1.75 (0/950- 3/21)

Having a child or children with a disability or chronic disease

0.080

No

574 (98/1)

303 (96/2)

Yes

11 (1/9)

12 (3/8)

2.070 (0/901-4/74)

Disability or chronic disease of the person living with you

0.746

No

551 (94/2)

295 (93/7)

Yes

34 (5/8)

20 (6/3)

1.10 (0/621-1/94)

Covid10 infection among your family members

< 0.001

No

302 (51/6)

175 (55/6)

I don’t know

63 (10/8)

37 (11/7)

1.01 (0/648-1/58)

Mild

157 (26/8)

47 (14/9)

0.517 (0/355-0/752)

Chronic

31 (5/3)

33 (10/5)

1.84 (1/09 − 3/10)

Death

32 (5/5)

23 (7/3)

1.24 (0/703-2/19)

Self-infection of Covid19

0.921

No

328 (56/1)

181 (57/5)

Yes

183 (31/3)

95 (30/2)

0.941 (0/692-1/28)

I don’t know

74 (12/6)

39 (12/4)

0.955 (0/622-1/47)

Couple’s Difference in Income level between

0.104

My income has drastically decreased

36 (6/2)

17 (5/4)

My income has decreased to some extent

61 (10/4)

16 (5/1)

0.555 (0/250-1/23)

There is no difference

400 (68/4)

235 (74/6)

1.24 (0/684-2/26)

My income has increased to some extent

10 (1/7)

3 (1/0)

0.635 (0/155-2/61)

My income has increased dramatically

8 (1/4)

4 (1/3)

1.06 (0/280-4/01)

It does not apply to me

70 (12/0)

40 (12/7)

1.21 (0/604-2/43)

Existence of a Serious dispute between the couple

< 0.001

No

508 (86/8)

85 (27/0)

Yes, Before Covid19 outbreak

32 (5/5)

155 (49/2)

28.95 (18/56 − 45/15)

Yes, After Covid19 outbreak

45 (7/7)

75 (23/8)

9.96 (6/45 − 15/39)