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- Title
Comparison of Satisfaction with Marital Life Before and After Couple Relationship Quality Improvement Educational Interventions in an Iranian Sample.
- Authors
Maryam Soltani Ramezanzadeh; Rasolian, Maryam; Masoud ahmad Zad Asl; Sorraya, Shiva; Homa Mohammad Sadeghi
- Abstract
Objective: The present study was conducted to compare satisfaction with marital life before and after couple relationship quality improvement educational interventions in an Iranian sample. Methods: The present case-control study was conducted with control group in Kermanshah health centers on women experiencing their first 5 years of marital life. After final drop, 67 subjects were categorized in the intervention and 64 subjects in the control group. Initially, demographic information questionnaire, the Enrich and CTS2 paired scales was completed. Then, 3-hour two sessions, a class and a marital satisfaction enhancement workshop were presented for the subjects in the intervention group. Immediately after training, the Enrich and CTS2 paired questionnaire were completed again by the intervention group subjects. A month later, both groups were re-evaluated using these two questionnaires. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of demographic characteristics and quantitative and qualitative scales of the questionnaires prior to the intervention of the implementation. However, the subscales of negotiation, aggressive negotiation and CTS2 victim negotiation increased significantly one month after the intervention in the case group in comparison with the control group (P. Value of 0.013, 0.282, and 0.008). Based on the qualitative categorization, there were significant differences between the two groups in the subscales of negotiation and CTS2 victim negotiation with p. value of 0.034 and 0.007, and a greater percentage of the case had strong negotiation potentials. The changes in scores of Enrich questionnaire were not significant in any groups of control and case. Conclusion: Despite significant improvement of the conflict resolution indices during the study period in the intervention group, there was no significant difference in Enrich marital satisfaction scale between the two groups, indicating the effect of other factors other than education and participation in the educational class.
- Subjects
RELATIONSHIP quality; MARITAL satisfaction; MARITAL relations; EDUCATIONAL intervention; EDUCATIONAL quality; CONFLICT management
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences / Progress in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, 2018, p175
- ISSN
1735-8639
- Publication type
Article