The Effectiveness of Family Training Based on Olson Approach for Family Adaptation and Cohesion

Subject Areas : Psychological Models and Methods

Iran jalali ¹ , hasan ahadi ² , Ali reza Kiyamanesh ³

1 - دانشجوی رشته دکتری روان شناسی عمومی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران ،دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران.
2 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران، تهران، ایران.
3 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران، تهران، ایران.

Received: 2016-11-01 Accepted : 2016-11-01 Published : 2016-07-22

Keywords: Family Training, Olson Approach, Family Adaptation, Family Cohesion,

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to exam the effectiveness of the family training to promote family adaptation and cohesion. To check the aim, a randomized pre-test- post-test with control group design was used.  The sample was 50 couples who were assigned randomly in experimental and control group. Participants in experimental group treated 24 sessions (each session was 90 minutes). The FACES-III was used to assess family adaptability and family cohesion. The result of repeated measures showed that there are significant differences between these two groups after treating experimental group. The results revealed that couples in experimental group touch a balanced system after treating. In sum, this research showed the efficient of the family training for Iranian family.

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