Compilation and Validation of an Interventional Protocol Indigenous to Marital Satisfaction Based on Grounded Methodology

Subject Areas : general Psychology

Zahra Afkham ¹ , Shokooh Navvabinejad ² , علی اکبر خسروی بابادی ³ , Hamid Reza Bahadoran ⁴

1 - Specialized PhD Candidate, Department of Education and Counseling, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, [e-mail]
2 - (Corresponding Author), Full Professor, Department of Counseling, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran, [e-mail], tell: 09122907535
3 - علوم تربیتی واحد تهران مرکز
4 - - Associate Professor, Department of Education and Counseling, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, [e-mail]

Received: 2024-06-23 Accepted : 2024-07-26 Published : 2024-09-22

Keywords: Compilation and validation, Grounded method, Interventional protocol, marital satisfaction,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: This study aimed to compile and validate interventional protocol of marital satisfaction. Method: The research design was a qualitative exploratory design and in order to compile the intervention protocol of marital satisfaction, the grounded theory approach was used based on Strauss and Corbin's classification model. The statistical population consisted of all experts in academic and executive fields related to family. In order to achieve theoretical saturation and general agreement on questions related to the phenomenon, the statistical sample included 9 experts. Semi-standard interview tool was used to collect data. In order to validate and validate the interventional protocol built up through evaluation by communication method and also through the formation of a focus group, validation was evaluated using repeatability and also transferability or generalizability. Findings: The results showed that causal factors of marital satisfaction included individual and interpersonal factors, interpersonal factors of marital satisfaction including psychophysical factors, parental family, cultural, economic and social factors, and underlying conditions including general and specific conditions. Intimacy was the central issue of marital satisfaction. Conclusion: The study led to the compilation and validation of the marital satisfaction intervention protocol including cognitive-behavioral, emotion-oriented, mindfulness and communication intervention. Conclusion: The study led to the compilation and validation of the marital satisfaction intervention protocol including cognitive-behavioral, emotion-oriented, mindfulness and communication intervention. The results of this study can be noted in national family policies to prevent problems caused by lack of marital satisfaction and intimacy. Of the 9 interviewees, 6 were women and 3 men that this gender composition and different backgrounds in the field of academic education, executive responsibilities and clinical experiences of interviewees have probably created limitations for the results of the research in the qualitative section. It is suggested that the results of this study be used in student counseling centers including Islamic Azad University, in the form of an added skills program aimed at improving marital satisfaction and also in the pre-marriage counseling process. Also, the conceptual framework of marital satisfaction intervention protocol can be used in the process of couples counseling based on subcultures in different regions of the country. It is suggested that in future researches, gender composition and academic, executive and clinical records of interviewees be changed.