Volume 25, Issue 4 (Winter 2020)
IJPCP 2020, 25(4): 384-395 |
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1- Department of Counseling, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. , Rajabireza@scu.ac.ir
2- Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
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Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of premarital counseling based on a relationship education program in reducing the idealistic marital expectation in single young adults of Ahvaz city.
Methods: The is a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, and follow-up design using control group. Thirty two single young adults were voluntarily participated and assigned randomly into intervention group (n=16) and control group (n=16). The data were collected using Jones and Nelson’s Marital Expectation Scale (idealistic expectation subscale) at three stages: pre-test, post-test, and 60-day follow-up. The intervention group received relationship education program in 9 sessions, twice a week for 90 minutes, while the control group received premarital counseling only in one session. Data were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated measures in SPSS v. 21.
Results: The premarital counseling based on the relationship education program could reduce the idealistic marital expectation in the intervention group from pretest stage to the follow-up stage.
Conclusion: The relationship education program can be used as a useful and appropriate program in premarital counseling and in reducing the idealistic expectations of marriage in young people.
Methods: The is a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, and follow-up design using control group. Thirty two single young adults were voluntarily participated and assigned randomly into intervention group (n=16) and control group (n=16). The data were collected using Jones and Nelson’s Marital Expectation Scale (idealistic expectation subscale) at three stages: pre-test, post-test, and 60-day follow-up. The intervention group received relationship education program in 9 sessions, twice a week for 90 minutes, while the control group received premarital counseling only in one session. Data were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated measures in SPSS v. 21.
Results: The premarital counseling based on the relationship education program could reduce the idealistic marital expectation in the intervention group from pretest stage to the follow-up stage.
Conclusion: The relationship education program can be used as a useful and appropriate program in premarital counseling and in reducing the idealistic expectations of marriage in young people.
Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry and Psychology
Received: 2019/05/10 | Accepted: 2019/09/18 | Published: 2020/04/18
Received: 2019/05/10 | Accepted: 2019/09/18 | Published: 2020/04/18
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