The Effectiveness of Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills on Communication Styles and Emotion Expression in Women with Marital Dissatisfaction

Subject Areas : Psychology

Nooshin Nabizadeh ¹ , Maryam Gholamzadeh Jofreh ²

1 - Islamic Azad University Ahvaz Branch, Department of Family Counseling, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 - Islamic Azad University Ahvaz Branch, Department of Counseling, Ahvaz, Iran.

Received: 2021-11-29 Accepted : 2021-12-23 Published : 2022-03-21

Keywords: intimate relationship skills, Marital dissatisfaction, Communication styles, Emotion expression,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of practical application of intimate relationship skills on communication styles and emotion expression of women with marital dissatisfaction. The statistical population included all women with marital dissatisfaction who referred to the consulting centers on 1399 in Ahvaz city. The study sample consisted of 30 women who were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned into two of experimental and control groups 15 subjects each. The study design was semi-experimental type with pretest-posttest and control group. Christens and Sullaway Communication Patterns Questionnaire (1984), Chong and Hudson (1982) Marital Satisfaction Index and King and Emmons (1990) Emotion Expression Questionnaire were implemented to collect data. The experimental group received the treatment protocol for 9 sessions, 120 minutes each. The control group received none. The results of covariance analysis showed that teaching the practical application of intimate relationship skills has led to the improvement of communication styles and expression of emotion in women with marital dissatisfaction.

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