Literature Review on mental health and the life satisfaction of women who are in arranged marriages

Outline for Project’s Literature Review

Arranged Marriages: A Phenomenological study

I. Purpose: To review research literature relating to mental health and satisfaction of women in arranged marriages

A. Personal statement: My great desire has been to become a psychologist as opposed to the wish of my parents. I was a victim to arranged marriage and it’s my great aspirations to be a scholar and clinical psychologist who will contribute to the society.

B. Hypothesis: The life satisfaction and mental health for women in arranged marriages has many underlying negative impacts.

II. Need to discuss history of pre-arranged marriages.  Its origins.  What particular cultures/communities it is practiced.  The rationale for such marriages.  Any identified benefits of such marriages?? If so, for whom??

III. Factors leading to arranged marriages 

A. Parental pressure

B. Cultural pressure

C. Social economic status

IV. I would expand this to consider overall negative impact of such marriages and then transition to -Mental health and the life satisfaction of women who are in arranged marriages

A. Quality of life experienced in arranged marriages

B. Causes of mental health in arranged marriages 

1. Emotional effects

2. Sexual and psychological pressure

3. Effects of arranged marriages on the self esteem of a woman 

4. Depression and anxiety in arranged marriages

5. Intellectual disability

V. Marital satisfaction in relation to psychological pressure

A. Feelings of women in arranged marriages

1. Marital adjustments

2. Personal happiness 

3. Marital happiness

4. Spousal support in forced marriages

VI. The relationship of spouses in forced marriages

A. Women participation in the family of arranged marriages

B. Social support for women in forced marriages

C. Quality of life and social support relations 

D. Age and education in relation to social life

E. The effects of women’s’ physical health in arranged marriages