The Effects of the Marriage Enrichment Program Based on the Cognitive-Behavioral Approach on the Marital Adjustment of Couples
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Th e aim of this study is to investigate the eff ects of the marriage enrichment program based on the cognitive-behavioral approach on levels of marital adjustment of individuals. Th e experimental and control group of this research was totally composed of 30 individuals. A pre-test post-test research model with control group was been used in this research. Marital Adjustment Scale as being pre-test and post-test was applied to the experimental and control groups. In order to test that, meaningful diff erences between the scores of pre-test and post-test within both control and experimental group Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were used. It was found that this marriage enrichment program had positive eff ects on some levels of marital adjustment. Th e results indicate that the diff erence between the scores of post-test of the experimental and control groups is significant. Th e results of the Marital Adjustment Scale applied to the control groups revealed no significant diff erence between pre-test and post-test. Th e findings have been discussed in the light of literature, and some suggestions have been made. Th e marriage enrichment program could be used to enhancement marriage adjustment.
Authors: Melek Kalkan, Ercümend Ersanlı
Institution: Turkcell (Turkey)
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2131478462