The effect of group counseling based on choice theory on dysfunctional conflict resolution styles of married people

Subject Areas : Family

mohammad farajpour ¹ ( Family Counseling, Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. )
korush mohammadi ² ( Assistant Professor of Hormozgan University Counseling Department, Bandar Abbas, Iran. )
Eghbal zarei ³ ( Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran )

Received: 2020-09-18 Accepted : 2021-06-15 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Selection Theory, group consultation, married people, Ineffective conflict resolution styles,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of group counseling of choice theory on dysfunctional conflict resolution styles of married people. The statistical population included married people (men and women in the first two years of marriage) who had referred to family counseling centers in Urmia due to conflict. The number of 20 people who had low scores in the Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (Enrich, 1999) were randomly selected. Simple were divided into experimental and control groups. In this study, the Conflict Resolution Styles Questionnaire (Rahim, 1983) has been used. Data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance, analysis of covariance and Beferroni post hoc tests. The dysfunctional conflict of married individuals showed significant (P ˂.01). The result continued in the follow-up phase. Therefore, group counseling based on choice theory can be used to adjust dysfunctional (avoidant, domineering) conflict resolution styles of married people in the first two years of marriage.

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