Investigating the Factors Affecting Name Selection: A Grounded Theory Study

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Birjand

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Birjand

3 Employee of South Khorasan Governorate, senior social science expert, South Khorasan, Birjand

Abstract

The aim of the current research was to investigate the factors influencing the choice of name, and considering the goal of understanding the phenomenon of choosing children's names and the need to understand and discover the complexities of its process, it was conducted using the theory-building qualitative research method. The statistical population consisted of all the families who visited the Birjand city registry office in 2017 to register and get their child's birth certificate, out of which 38 parents of Birjand city with young children were selected by purposive sampling and information was collected through semi-structured interviews. . The findings were presented in four categories of underlying conditions, intervening (environmental), causal factors and consequences of choosing the name of categorization and naming pattern. The most important underlying factors include "religious factors, parents' awareness of the origin and meaning of the name, personal beliefs of the couple, paying attention to the novelty and uniqueness of the name, having national and Iranian roots and the originality of the name, sounding the same as the name of his siblings and family name, Paying attention to the linguistics of name and time (season)", the most important intervening factors include "the look of those around you and the opinions of those around you (families), fashion and being classy, culture, the influence of the media" and the most important causal factors include "being responsible for the name and not being questioned From the child's side, it was a special situation and event, to keep the name of a loved one alive, to influence the children's personality, to be a comforting name for the parents, and to be modeled after the names of lovely children. According to these factors, three important consequences were also raised, including "the formation of religious identity in children, maintaining the class and social class of the family, and the formation of national identity in children". The results of the research showed that in recent years there have been changes in the way children are named, which is both the effect and the cause of the change in the values and beliefs of the society.

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Qualitative Research in Behavioral Sciences (QRBS)
Volume 1, Issue 2
October 2022
Pages 37-46

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  • Receive Date: 02 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 04 February 2023
  • Accept Date: 16 March 2023

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