Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice Innovations

Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice Innovations"

The Effectiveness of Training Intervention based on “Schemas Model” on Marital Satisfaction Enhancement

Authors
Rahim Yousefi
Alireza Abedin
Abdolhakim Tirgeri
Jalil Fathabadi
10.22075/jcp.2017.2027
Abstract
Introduction: Marital satisfaction is a complex and important aspect of marital relationship that can be influenced by several factors and different intervention styles can have an impact on in. The aim of this study was to identify dominant schemas in marital dissatisfaction and to investigate the effectiveness of schema-focused training intervention on enhancement of marital satisfaction.
Method: For this propose, forty persons (man and woman) with marital dissatisfaction interviewed and assessed by research instruments (ENRICH, SCL-90, GHQ, YSQ-SF) and then divided to experimental and control groups. Intervention was conducted on experimental group but control group received no intervention.
Results: Findings showed that primary non adaptive schemas are associated with marital dissatisfaction and also schema-focused intervention is effective in enhancement of marital satisfaction.
Conclusion: Schema-focused training intervention can be used as an effective intervention in interpersonal problems of couples, especially marital dissatisfaction.
Keywords
Schema
Marital dissatisfaction
Couples

  • Receive Date 29 January 2017
  • First Publish Date 29 January 2017
  • Publish Date 23 September 2010