The Effectiveness of Pre-Marriage and Life Skills Training On Choosing a Spouse and EQ of the Students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 3, Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 9, January 0, Pages 41-51   

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/ijap.v5i1.24867

Authors

ali kimiaee^{* 1}; javad salhi fadardi¹; javad ghafouri nasab²

¹university of ferdowsi

²Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

The purpose of this study was considering the effectiveness of pre-marriage and life skills training on spouse selection and EQ in the students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.
The sample of the study included 80 students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (M=28; F=52) selected by convenient sampling method and were placed in experimental and control groups. The participants received 16 hours of training on pre-marriage and life skills in a workshop. Students completed Baron EQ questionnaire and spouse selection criteria questionnaires(SSCQ), at the beginning and end of the workshop.
Results from the data analysis showed that there was a correlation between EQ and containing and processing criteria students and skill training was effective on EQ (p

Keywords

Life skills; Pre-marriage skills; Criteria for spouse selection; EQ

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