The effectiveness of the psychological package of pre-marital education on the problem-solving styles of couples applying for marriage

Subject Areas : Islamic-Iranian Family Studies Journal

Farshad Zhian ¹ , Mohammad Hatami ² , Mojgan Ahgah Harris ³

1 - PhD student of Family Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University Branch , Science and Research Unit, Tehran, Iran.
2 - PhD in Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - PhD in Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2022-10-04 Accepted : 2022-12-20 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: Keywords: pre-marriage psychological training package, problem solving skills, couples applying for marriage,

Abstract :

Aim: The purpose of this research is to investigate the leve of effectiveness of pre-marriage educational- psychological package (Olson's model) on problem-solving styles of couples applying for marriage. Methods: The research method is quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design. The statistical population of the research includes people who referred to health and treatment centers for pre-marital counseling in Tehran, who applied for marriage in the first half of 2020. Ten centers were randomly selected and taking into account the possibility of dropping subjects, 20 people from each center (10 couples) were selected. The instrument of data collection was Cassidy and Long's problem solving style questionnaire (1996). Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: The results indicated that the educational-psychological package before marriage has an effect on increasing problem-solving styles (self-confidence in solving the problem, avoiding the problem/closeness to the problem method and personal control) of couples applying for marriage, and this effect is stable in the follow-up phase. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, this psychological training package could be used to strengthen the problem solving skills of couples.