The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of couple therapy with a religious approach on marital satisfaction. This study was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design and control group. The population consisted of couples referring to the counseling center in the city of Ray and with the entry and exit criteria, 12 couples were selected. They were placed into test and control groups. The research tools were both a researcher-made questionnaire of marital satisfaction and a researcher-made protocol for couple therapy with a religious approach. The test group received an intervention during 13 three and a half hour sessions which were done per week. After ending the intervention, the two groups were post-tested. The multivariate analysis of variance was applied to analyze the data. The results showed that couple therapy with a religious approach significantly increased the couples' marital satisfaction of test group in comparison with the control group
saforaee, M., & Akhlagi, H. (2017). The Effectiveness of Couples Therapy with a Religious Approach on Marital Satisfaction. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 11(20), 177-203. doi: 10.30471/psy.2017.1268
MLA
mohammadMehdi saforaee; Halimeh Akhlagi. "The Effectiveness of Couples Therapy with a Religious Approach on Marital Satisfaction". Studies in Islam and Psychology, 11, 20, 2017, 177-203. doi: 10.30471/psy.2017.1268
HARVARD
saforaee, M., Akhlagi, H. (2017). 'The Effectiveness of Couples Therapy with a Religious Approach on Marital Satisfaction', Studies in Islam and Psychology, 11(20), pp. 177-203. doi: 10.30471/psy.2017.1268
VANCOUVER
saforaee, M., Akhlagi, H. The Effectiveness of Couples Therapy with a Religious Approach on Marital Satisfaction. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 2017; 11(20): 177-203. doi: 10.30471/psy.2017.1268
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