The Effects of Emotional Safety Training on Marital Conflicts and Subjective Well-being of Married Women in Isfahan

Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Woman and Society

لیلا Hakimi Tehrani ¹ (کارشناسی ارشد مشاوره خانواده دانشگاه اصفهان)
مریم Fatehizadeh ² (دانشیارگروه مشاوره دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی، دانشگاه اصفهان)
ایران Baghban ³ (دانشیار گروه مشاوره دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی، دانشگاه اصفهان)
S.A Ahmadi ⁴ (استاد گروه مشاوره دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی، دانشگاه اصفهان)

Received: 2015-12-15 Accepted : 2015-12-15 Published : 2012-09-22

Keywords: Couples, Women, Marital Conflict, Emotional Safety, Subjective Well-being,

Abstract :

This study investigated the effect of emotional safety training on marital conflict and subjective well-being of the married women in the city of Isfahan. A semi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test design was carried out. Statistical population of this research included all the female members of one of the cultural centers in Isfahan, who had at least one year of married life experience. Research sample included 40 married women who were selected within availability sampling method and were randomly assigned in control and experimental groups. The research tools were marital conflict questionnaire and subjective well-being questionnaire. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data collected by SPSS software. The result indicated that emotional safety training significantly influenced the marital conflict and all its dimensions (P<0.05). The results also revealed a meaningful influence on two dimensions of subjective well- being, determination and neurosis, however, the results show no meaningful influence on vitality and stress- depression which are the next two dimensions of subjective well- being  

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