The Effect of the Preventive Education and Skills Program Perils of Perfection on Dyadic Relationship Perfectionism and Relationship Quality in Engaged Couples
Subject Areas : Psychological Models and MethodsGh Rajabi 1 , Yaghboob Sarvestani 2 , Mansour Sodani 3 , Abbas Amanelahi Amanelahi 4
1 - Professor Of Dept. Counseling, Shahid Chamran University Of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 - Student Of Ph.D In Counseling, Shahid Chamran University Of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
3 - Professor Of Dept. Counseling, Shahid Chamran University Of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
4 - Associate professor of Dept. Counseling, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
Keywords: dyadic perfectionism, quality of relationship, engaged couples,
Abstract :
Background and purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the preventive education and skills program perils of perfection on dyadic perfectionism and relationship quality in engaged couples of Ramhormoz city.
Methods: The study was conducted in a quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttest, and follow-up with control group in 2023 year. The population of this study included all engaged couples of Ramhormoz city in 2023 year, that 30 engaged couple among these couples were selected using voluntary sampling method and score of one standard deviation higher than of mean in dyadic perfectionism scale and inclusive and exclude criteria to research, and were assigned randomly to experimental (15 couples) and control (15 couples) groups. Subjects in the experimental group participated in eight ninety-minute weekly sessions of the preventive education and skills program perils of perfection on dyadic perfectionism based on Atkins method, and subjects the control group received training about marriage issues only one session, and both groups were assessed in three stages (pre-test, post-test and 45-day follow-up) using Dyadic Perfectionism Scale of Xia et al., and Fletcher's Marital Life Dimensions Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance statistical method (mixed) and SPSS-22 Statistical Software Package for social science.
Findings: The results showed that the education program and preventive skills of the dangers of perfectionism did not lead to the reduction of perfectionism in couple relationships in the experimental group compared to the control group, but this education method improved the quality of the relationships of couples in the experimental group compared to the control group from pre-test to post-test and followed-up.
Conclusion: The education program and preventive skills of the dangers of perfectionism can be used as a useful and suitable program for education before marriage and especially for improving the quality of the couple's relationship.
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