Table 1.

Ostracism in Marriage.

Themes	Subthemes	Frequencies
		Instances of Occurrence	% Across Participants
Immediate Stage	Psychological Pain and Anger	74	96
	Threat to Self-Esteem	63	88
	Threat to the Sense of Control	58	92
Coping Stage	Prospective Accounts on Marriage	36	84
	Causal and Responsibility Attributions	29	76
	Prayer/Search for Religious Support	69	92
Resignation Stage	Meaninglessness	51	72
	Impotence	34	80
	Alienation	26	64
Social Death	Loss of Individual Identity	53	92
	Loss of Partner Support	46	88
	Ruminations	41	56
	Explanations of Loss	68	76
	Development of ‘Irregular’ Romantic Relationships	21	48