Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran
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Associate Professor, Family Counseling Department, Faculty of Humanities, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Family Counseling Department, Khomeini Shahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeini Shahr, Iran.
10.22098/jfrs.2025.17532.1247
Abstract
This research aimed to develop a training package on marital skills and its effectiveness in improving intimacy and psychological well-being of couples involved in marital conflicts. The research method in the qualitative section was thematic analysis using a comparative method, and in the quantitative section, it was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test-post-test control group. The statistical population in the quantitative section included articles, books, and theses related to life skills in couples, and in the qualitative section, it included those who referred to the Jash City Counseling Center in Shahr-e Kord in 1403. In this research, 16 couples with the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected and randomly assigned to the experimental group (8 couples) and the control group (8 couples). To collect data, the Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ), Ryff's Psychological Well-being Scale (RSPWB), and the Marital Intimacy Scale (MIS) were used. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance and SPSS24 software. The results of the analysis of covariance showed (p < 0.01). Therefore, it can be concluded that marital skills training, as a social approach, had an enhancing role in intimacy and psychological well-being of couples with marital conflicts.
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