The effectiveness of premarital education base of SYMBIS model on the differentiation of self , marital attitudes and expectations in Single girls in University of Hormozgan

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 8, Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 18, January 2022, Pages 120-140   

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/ijap.v9i2.66487

Authors

Hanie Shaafizadeh^{* 1}; Samaneh Najarpourian¹; Zohreh Sepehri Shamloo²

¹University of Hormozgan

²Ferdowsi University of mashhad

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of SYMBIS-based premarital training on marital differentiation, attitudes, and expectations among single girls of Hormozgan University.
Method: This study was quasi-experimental research, pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of single girls of Hormozgan University those who scored lower on differentiation components, attitudes, and marital expectations, 32 people were selected through convenient sampling method, randomly assigned to experimental, and control groups (each group consisting of 16 subjects). The Nelson and Jones Marriage Expectation Scale, Skowron Differentiation, and Braaten & Rosén Marital Attitudes Scale Questionnaire were used to collecting data.  We performed an 8-session SYMBIS-based premarital training in experimental group.
Findings: The findings showed that 1) SYMBIS-based premarital training had a significant effect on differentiation, marital attitudes, and marital expectations, as well as on emotional reactivity, cutoff, and fusion with others and pessimistic expectation, but it did not have a significant effect on "I position", Realistic and idealistic expectation; 2) SYMBIS-based premarital training had a significant effect on marital attitudes and marital expectations, emotional reactivity, cutoff, and fusion with others in follow up phase, but it did not have a significant effect on differentiation in follow up. Therefore, according to the content of this intervention, it can be used in promoting differentiation, improving youth attitudes, and reducing pessimistic expectations before marriage.

Keywords

Premarital training (SYMBIS); Differentiation; marriage attitudes; marriage expectations

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