Camparing the effectivness of couples coping enhancement training (CCET) and TOGETHER Couple management program on marital stress and marital satisfaction

Subject Areas : Educational

Zeinab Alizade ¹ (Master of Family Counseling, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran.)
Omid Isanejad ² (Associate Professor, Family and Nurture Psychopathology Research Group, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran)

Received: 2019-06-29 Accepted : 2020-03-27 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: marital satisfaction, Couples, couples coping enhancement training (CCET), together program, marital stress,

Abstract :

The current study conducted to compare the impact of couples Coping Enhancement Training (CCET) and TOGETHER program on marital stress and marital satisfaction of couples. The method of study was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest and follow-up and a control group. The parents of elementary school students in Kalachai city in 2018 formed the statistical population of this study that 21 couples of them were chosen with convenience sampling method and were randomly organized into three groups (two experimental and a control group). The tools used included ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (Olson, Fournier & Druckman, 1987) and Stockholm-Tehran Marital Stress Scale (Orth-Gome & et al, 2000). The results of this study demonstrated that CCET and TOGETHER led to decrease in marital stress and increase in marital satisfaction of couples (p> 0.05) and this enhancement was stable after two months; Also CCET has showed more effectiveness. The results of this study demonstrated that CCET and TOGETHER led to decrease in marital stress and increase in marital satisfaction of couples and this enhancement was stable after two months; Also CCET has showed more effectiveness and applicable in counseling and psychotherapy centers.

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