Effectiveness of Transactional Analysis Training on Marital Satisfaction in People with Marital Disputes

Subject Areas : Woman and family

Maryam  Daanesh ¹ (*Master, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran)
Parven  Ehtesham ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran)

Received: 2018-05-23 Accepted : 2018-12-03 Published : 2018-11-22

Keywords: marital satisfaction, transactional analysis,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of transactional analysis on marital satisfaction in people with marital disputes. The population of this study consists of all married couples with marital disputes in Ahvaz that in the second quarter of 1395 is referred to the Dispute Resolution Council of Welfare, courts and family counseling centers, That 40 of them voluntarily selected and then simple randomly divided into two groups of 20 students (Group of transactional analysis and control group) were replaced. The tool used was the ENRICH marital satisfaction questionnaire (Short Form 35-point). The research design, the pretest/post test experimental design was with the control group. First, the pretest was performed for both groups, then, experimental intervention (group training of transactional analysis) was performed for the experimental group in 8 sessions. Finally, after the completion of the intervention, post-test was performed to both groups and a month later, a follow-up test was carried out. For data analysis the MANCOVA was used.  Results showed that group training of transactional analysis increased marital satisfaction in people with marital disputes, and this result was stable until the follow up phase.

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