The Effect of Emotion Focused Method Training Approach on Marital Intimacy
Subject Areas : Educational
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Keywords: emotion focused approach, intimacy, components of love,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of training with emotion focused method approach on marital intimacy. This study employed a semi-experimental method and used a pre-test, post-test design with experimental and control groups. Statistical population of this study included all parents of primary and secondary students in Bandar Abbas city in the academic year of 2013-2014 (1392-93s.c.). From among 185 couples who were registered to participate in the study, 97 couples who had received low scores in components of Love questionnaire, were selected by purposive sampling method. Then, 40 couples were selected randomly and assigned in the experimental (20 couples) and control (20 couples) groups. The tools of this study were Triangular Love Questionnaire or Components of Love (Sternberg, 1997), and participants’ demographic information. The data were analyzed by analysis of covariance. The results showed that emotion focused method training approach increased couples intimacy significantly and positively (P < 0.05). It was concluded that emotion focused training approach can be used to increase marital intimacy.
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