Effectiveness of Couple Communication Skills Training (CCST)on Marital Conflicts amongst Conflicted Divorcing Couples

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 5, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 0   

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/ijap.v1i1.1924

Authors

farshad bahari; Miriam Fatehizadeh^* ; Ahmedi Ahmed; Hossein Molavi; Fatimeh Bahrami

Abstract

Abstract
Background: Couples are usually advised to improve their communication skills to increase harmony and avoid conflicts. However,studies aimed at decreasing marital conflicts in Crisis Intervention Centers are limited.
Methods: The control group pre-post-test model was used as the study pattern. Statistical population included in 440 couples whom referred to Divorce Crisis Intervention Center (DCIC) in Isfahan City. The study sample consisted of 30 spouses (60 people) who selected randomly. A couple communication program was announced at DCIC, and The Marital Conflicts Questionnaire (Barati & Sanaei,1375) was conducted to each 30 divorcing couples who participated. At the end of the program (post-test), the tool was again administered to the study group. Afterwards, the pre-test & post –test score were also examined with paired-groups-t and Pearson's correlation coefficient.
Results: The post-test scores of the couples attending the couple communication program proved to be lower in total than the scores of those who didn't attend (p