The Effectiveness of Family Education in Cognitive-Behavioral Approach on Marital Adjustment, Resilience and Quality of Life in Couples

Subject Areas : Woman and family

SeyedMorteza Ahmaditar ¹ , Behnam Makvandi ² , Mansoor Sodani ³

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
2 - *Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran

Received: 2018-07-26 Accepted : 2018-12-01 Published : 2018-11-22

Keywords: quality of life, cognitive-behavioral approach, resilience, marital adjustment, Family,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of family education on cognitive-behavioral education on marital adjustment, resiliency and quality of life in Rogan. The field experiment was a post-test pre-test-posttest with control group with follow-up. The statistical population in this study was 120 couples, Whose children were studying in the 97-96 school year and They were selected based on sampling and then randomly assigned to experimental group (20 couples) and control group (20 couples). The experimental group was subjected to cognitive-behavioral instruction in 10 sessions of 1.5 hours.. Marital adjustment (MAQ), resiliency (CD-RAS) and quality of life questionnaires (WHOQOL) were used to collect data. Data analysis was performed using multivariate covariance (MANCOVA) and single-variable analysis (ANCOVA). The results showed that Family education in cognitive-behavioral way has affected marital adjustment, resilience and improve the quality of marital life.. Also, the results of a one-month follow-up show the sustainability of the training effect.

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