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Volume 23, Issue 144 (2-2025)
Journal of Psychological Science 2025, 23(144): 257-274 |
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Fatemi M, Dayariyan M M, Mosavi A. (2025). The effect of the educational package to reduce marital boredom based on the lived experiences of couples on marital boredom of couples who are bored with married life. Journal of Psychological Science. 23(144), 257-274. doi:10.61186/jps.23.144.14
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Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran. , Dayariyan@iaukhsh.ac.ir
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Background: All marriages may experience boredom or continue married life with poor quality; which is definitely associated with ideas about separation, it is important to attention to the destructive effects of this phenomenon and treat it in time.
Aims: The purpose of this research was to determine, through the examination of couples' personal experiences, the effect of an educational program on mitigating marital tedium among those who are disillusioned with married life.
Methods: The study used a quasi-experimental design, using a post-test, pre-test, and 6-month follow-up methodology. The research included 30 couples diagnosed with marital burnout in 2022. The participants were recruited by purposive selection, and then randomly divided into an experimental and a control group, each consisting of 15 people. The participants completed the Pines (2002) 20-item marital discomfort questionnaire, which served as the tool for measuring the variables. Then, the participants of experimental group in ten 90-min sessions of group training of training package, which was conducted using predictive indicators of marital burnout, based on the lived experiences of distressed couples, using the phenomenology by the author. The analysis of mixed covariance using SPSS version 23 software was used to analyze the data.
Results: Based on the value of F= 58.48, which was significant at the P< 0.01 level, the results indicated that 68% of the changes in the variance of marital happiness were affected by an intervention.
Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of the educational package, this package can be used in psychological centers to educate couples and improve their interactions to reduce marital dissatisfaction.
Aims: The purpose of this research was to determine, through the examination of couples' personal experiences, the effect of an educational program on mitigating marital tedium among those who are disillusioned with married life.
Methods: The study used a quasi-experimental design, using a post-test, pre-test, and 6-month follow-up methodology. The research included 30 couples diagnosed with marital burnout in 2022. The participants were recruited by purposive selection, and then randomly divided into an experimental and a control group, each consisting of 15 people. The participants completed the Pines (2002) 20-item marital discomfort questionnaire, which served as the tool for measuring the variables. Then, the participants of experimental group in ten 90-min sessions of group training of training package, which was conducted using predictive indicators of marital burnout, based on the lived experiences of distressed couples, using the phenomenology by the author. The analysis of mixed covariance using SPSS version 23 software was used to analyze the data.
Results: Based on the value of F= 58.48, which was significant at the P< 0.01 level, the results indicated that 68% of the changes in the variance of marital happiness were affected by an intervention.
Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of the educational package, this package can be used in psychological centers to educate couples and improve their interactions to reduce marital dissatisfaction.
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Received: 2024/03/14 | Accepted: 2024/05/17 | Published: 2025/02/19
Received: 2024/03/14 | Accepted: 2024/05/17 | Published: 2025/02/19
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