The effectiveness of positive psychology training on sexual self-esteem and marital adjustment of housewives

Subject Areas : Islamic-Iranian Family Studies Journal

Mahdieh Rahmanian ^{1 *} , Zahra Mohamadi ² , Amin rafiepoor ³

1 - Associate professor, Department of psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Master of Psychology, Department of psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate professor, Department of psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2024-06-20 Accepted : 2024-09-18 Published : 2024-12-26

Keywords: Positive Psychology Training, Sexual Self-Esteem, Marital Adjustment, Housewives,

Abstract :

Introduction: This study investigated the effectiveness of positive psychology training in enhancing sexual self-esteem and marital adjustment among housewives. Method: The method of the current study was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design with two groups: experimental and control. The statistical population of the current study consisted of housewives aged 18 to 45 in Tehran city. Forty individuals were selected as the sample by accessibility method and placed in two experimental and control groups (20 per group). The research tools included Spanier's Marital Adjustment Scale (1976) and Zeanah and Schwarz's Women's Sexual Self-esteem Questionnaire (1996). Seligman and colleagues' Positive Psychology Training Program (2005), which includes eight 90-minute sessions once a week, was conducted for the experimental group, while the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS software. Finding: The results indicated that the group effect, time effect, and the interaction effect of group × time were significant for both marital adjustment (η² = 0.812, P = 0.000) and sexual self-esteem (η² = 0.873, P = 0.000). (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Given the study's findings, which demonstrate that training based on positive psychology can increase sexual self-esteem and marital adjustment in housewives, it is recommended that educational programs grounded in positive psychology be incorporated into counseling and family planning services to enhance marital success and strengthen the sense of sexual self-worth among this group of women.

 

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