Comparison the Effects of Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills Training on Marital Satisfaction

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Askari, Mahin Noah, Sidek Mohd Hassan, Siti Aishah Baba, Maznah
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of communication and conflict resolution skills training on marital satisfaction among Iranian couples based on PREPARE-ENRICH program. In this study, marital satisfaction was measured by ENRICH Marital Satisfaction. The methodology of this study was experimental method; with pre-test, post-test, and control group design. Purposive sampling was conducted to select the sample that was included 54 couples who were consisted of all couples referred to the researcher by counselling centres. The referrals were done for about two months in 2009. These couples were randomly assigned to an experimental and a control group as well. The dependent variables were marital satisfaction, and the independent variables were communication and conflict resolution skills training. Consequently, the results indicated that communication and conflict resolution skills training improved marital satisfaction (p< .05). Moreover, the results showed that communication and conflict resolution training was effective in martial satisfaction in post-test (p<.05). In conclusion the findings of this study indicated that the on PREPARE-ENRICH program can be effective in improving marital satisfaction among Iranian couples.
Starting Page	182
Ending Page	182
Page Count	1
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DOI	10.5539/ijps.v4n1p182
Volume Number	4
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Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v4n1p182
Language	English
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