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Aim and Background: The present study tried to assess increasing marital satisfaction and family health as two of the primary mental health measures. Methods and Materials: This quasi-experimental case-control research used a pretest-posttest design with follow-up. The statistical population consisted of 60 couples in Isfahan, Iran. The subjects were wishing to solve their marital problems and volunteered to participate in the program. Couples were included if they had been married for 3-7 years. Data was collected by the 47-item Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale. Finally, 30 couples with the lowest pretest scores were randomly allocated to two groups of experimental and control (15 couples in each group. The study group attended a 6-week communication skills program including weekly 90-minute sessions. A final application of the marital satisfaction scale was administered to both groups at the end of the program. A follow-up test was given 1 month later to all the subjects participating in the couples communication program. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used for analyzing data. Findings: The Islamic communication styles and religious attitudes were found to be effective on couples&#039; marital satisfaction in the posttest and follow-up (P < 0.05). In addition, the posttest and follow-up scores were significantly higher than pretest scores in the experimental group. Conclusions: According to our findings, application of marriage counseling based on Islamic communication styles and religious attitudes are suggested in order to enhance marital satisfaction.

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Aim and Background: Unconsummated marriage (UCM) is a problematic worldwide sexual disorder. It becomes complicated in the societies with conservative sexual norms. Yet there is clear consensus in scientific societies that UCM should be defined as a phenomenon beyond a specific individual, organic and psychological problem. Drawing upon Sexual scripts theory by Gagnon and Simon (1973) this review article aimed to answer a question: &quot;Which socio-sexual scripts out of them the UCM in couples emerged and is maintained?&#039; Methods and Materials: A review was conducted focusing on UCM and the social scripts about wedding night, marriage, intercourse and virginity. Findings: Most of the new published studies were conducted in conservative communities and reported varied etiological factors for UCM, based on the specialty of researchers and referred clinics. Conclusions: It seems that during UCM, mutual transaction between the individual and social norms&nbsp; in her/his community about vaginal intercourse, is impaired and caused to guilt feeling so may lead to nondisclosure of the problem and make it prolonged. Sexual education for new couples by health care givers may decrease UCM prevalence and its challenges.

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Aim and Background: According to the role of religion and religious in function and mental health of society and family members, and regarding the effect of family structure and values on religious orientation, this study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of marital values in the relationship between family structure and religious orientation. Methods and Materials: In this study, 357 marital individual (208 women and 149 men) selected from Babol City, Iran, through a multistage random cluster sampling method. Participants completed the Olson family structure, Allport religious orientation, and Delkhamoush marital value scales. Findings: There was a significant correlation between family cohesion with internal orientation (P < 0.01), external orientation (P < 0.01), embeddedness (P < 0.01), egalitarianism (P < 0.01), affective autonomy (P < 0.05), intellectual autonomy (P < 0.05), and hierarchy (P < 0.01). Moreover, there were a significant correlation between family flexibilitywith internal orientation (P < 0.05), affective autonomy (P < 0.05), intellectual autonomy (P < 0.05), and egalitarianism (P < 0.01), and the result of the path analysis and the model goodness of fit indices supported the meditational effect of marital values. Conclusions: It is concluded that family structure and marital value, as two psychological constructs, can play a significant role in creating religion orientation.

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Aim and Background: Divorce as a social injury has increased in recent years in Iran and worldwide. Researchers have cited a variety of causes, including: severe belief differences, different upbringings, maladaptive personality traits, etc. which lead to conflict and eventually divorce. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that influence divorce in early marriages.

Methods and Materials: In this research, Grand Theory method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. For this purpose, 20 samples were selected by purposive method. Depth and open interviews were used to collect data. The transcripts were transcribed and then analyzed using the open, fundamental, and selective coding method introduced by Corbin in his book. Evaluators' judgment was also used to increase the validity of the data.

Findings: From the findings of this study, four main concepts were identified that illustrated the structure of conflict. These included: social, family, economic, personality. The results of the study, characterized by open, fundamental, and selective coding, showed that factors such as inappropriate age, forced marriage, lack of understanding of the role of men and women, personality and cultural differences, inadequate social and communication skills, economic issues, Interference, lack of support network, unrealistic expectations of spouse, unmet needs, identity confusion, negative emotions and lack of emotion, negative parental communication pattern, family turmoil, gross differences between couples (school, appearance, family, personality) Insecure attachment and psychological inflexibility accelerate conflict and divorce.

Conclusions: It seems that couples' enjoyment of pre-marriage counseling and awareness and understanding of themselves and the opposite sex and responsible and mature decision-making can play an important role in success of marriage.

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Aim and Background: Marital infidelity is one of the factors interfering with family health and the most important factor threatening the performance, stability and continuity of marital relationships. The study aimed to investigate the process of infidelity of men.

Material and Methods: present study was conducted with a qualitative approach-theoretical survey. The study population consisted of all women who experienced infidelity and referred to the socio-psychiatric clinic of the Noor Hospital. The study sample included eight female victims of marital infidelity who were purposefully selected. The main data collection method in this research was semi-organized or non-organized interview.

Findings: The results of the interviews were summarized in four categories of underlying factors of infidelity, deterrents and inhibitors, reactions and consequences. The underlying factors included individual, interpersonal and economic factors, deterrents included individual and interpersonal factors. Inhibitors included maternal affection, unilateral responsibility and paternity of wife, loving children by the man, and the attachment of the man to religious obligations. Reactions included reveal of the infidelity by the wife, the wife’s ignorance, the attempt to discover the truth, vigilance, grief, denial, and consequences included the attempts for revenge, silence, and attempts to rebuild the relationship.

Conclusion: According to the findings of the research, consideration of the underlying factors of infidelity and the individual characteristics of the couple has a significant role in the stability or instability of marital relationship. Consideration of these factors by advisers and couple therapists can be effective in improving the marital stability.

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Aim and Background: Relationships and relationships between couples are one of the most important aspects of each person's life. Young couples need to receive the necessary training in this field. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of pre-marriage counseling with the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) on marital intimacy needs of married applicants in Urmia.

Methods and Materials: This study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest and follow up design and control group. The community consisted of married couples seeking referral to counseling services in Urmia in 2019. Voluntary sampling method was used to select 60 individuals who had a definite decision to marry and were randomly divided into two groups, Including RAM training group (n = 30) and control group (n = 30). The instrument used was the Marital Intimacy Needs Questionnaire (MINQ). Data were analyzed by SPSS software using repeated measures analysis of variance.

Findings: There is a significant difference between the amount of intimacy at pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The main effect of interactive and intergroup effect on the research variables was significant, indicating the effectiveness of the RAM training (P<0.05).

Conclusions: According to the results, it can be concluded that pre-marriage counseling model of RAM is effective on marital intimacy needs in Urmia city marriage applicants and has improved marital intimacy in marriage applicants. Accordingly, it is recommended that pre-marriage counseling be provided with the RAM linkage model for young married couples.

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Aim and Background: Increasing the age of marriage of young people, biological celibacy and the problems of late marriage, especially for girls, is an issue that must be addressed seriously. In particular, it creates a variety of psychological and social problems for single people. The aim of this study was to develop a gender justice training package based on religious teachings and its effectiveness on psychological capital and the gender role schema of girls with delayed marriage.
Methods and Materials: The design consisted of two parts, qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative part, the inference was analytical and in the quantitative part, it was experimental and pre-test-post-test with the control group. The statistical population included single girls (45-30 years old) referring to mental health centers in Tehran. Thirty people were selected as a sample by purposive sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups of 15 people (experimental and control groups). The members of the experimental group underwent a researcher-made training package on gender justice based on group religious teachings for 8 sessions. The control group did not receive any intervention. The research tools included the psychological capital questionnaire of Vetanz et al., Bam gender schemas. Research data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance.
Findings: Results: The results showed that gender justice education based on group religious teachings was effective in increasing psychological capital and improving the gender role schemas of girls with delayed marriage (p<.001).
Conclusions: It seems that the need to apply gender justice based on religious teachings in order to improve the psychological capital and gender role schemas of girls with delayed marriage.

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Aim and Background: Today, marriage is not simply as past, and young people on the verge of marriage suffer from a fear or concern about marriage and its issues that related to cognitive distortions, maladaptive schemas and coping styles that individuals use against schemas. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of schema-based premarital education on fear of marriage and coping styles in single girls in Isfahan.
Methods and Materials: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest and posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of this study included student and single girls in Esfahan; The study sample consisted of 30 people who were selected by available sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental groups (15 people) and control (15 people). Subjects in two stages of pre-test and post-test were Samiei, Yousefi and Neshat Doost (2014) and Young's Schemas Minds (2008). The experimental group received schema-based premarital education as a group during 15 sessions of 90 minutes, while the control group did not receive any training. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance and SPSS software version 23.
Findings: The results of comparison of the experimental group with the control group showed that the function of fear of marriage and coping styles was significantly different from the control group. In other hand, Schematic-based premarital education had a significant effect on fear of marriage and coping styles of single girls (p <0.05).
Conclusions: In general, the results showed the effect of schema-based premarital education on fear of marriage and coping styles of single girls; and it can be used as an important and key intervention in the field of premarital. Also, the results of this research can be used by family and marriage counselors.

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Aim and Background: Marriage is one of the most important events in the life of any person, which is influenced by characteristics of the person before marriage, such as the early maladaptive schemas. One of the treatment approaches proposed for early maladaptive schemas is emotion therapy. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy on early maladaptive schemas during marriage.
Methods and Materials: The present research plan is quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. For this purpose, a sample of 40 couples were selected during the marriage using the available sampling method and filled out the Yang (1990) early maladaptive Schemas Questionnaire. They were given emotion-focused therapy for 12 sessions. Data analysis was performed using repeated measures analysis of variance.
Findings: The results showed that emotion-focused therapy was effective on early maladaptive schemas (p=0.05). The results showed that the interactive effect of time * group and intergroup source had a significant difference in participants' scores regarding early maladaptive schemas (p=0.01).
Conclusions: Thus, emotion-focused therapy increases couples' involvement in emotion regulation by improving awareness, cognition, and emotion regulation, and reduces cognitive deviations resulting from early maladaptive schemas.

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Aim and Background: Research has shown that adequate education on marriage-related issues can affect coupleschr('39') beliefs; therefore, the present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of premarital education by the method of awareness program and interpersonal selection and multidimensional indigenous approach on dysfunctional couple beliefs in marriage seekers.
Methods and Materials: The research method is quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the study included all marriage applicants in Arak who referred to the Center for Sustainable Life in 1399, and 60 of them were randomly selected and randomly divided into three experimental groups of interpersonal knowledge and selection program (20 people). The native group (20 people) and the control group (20 people) were included. In this study, the content of premarital training sessions based on the principles and techniques of the Interpersonal Awareness and Selection Program (PICK) was two weekly 90-minute sessions and native multidimensional training in 10 40-minute sessions. Done. The data collection tool was Eidelsen and Epstein (1982) Communication Beliefs Questionnaire and covariance analysis test was used to analyze the data using SPSS software version 22.  
Findings: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of premarital education through the program of knowledge and interpersonal choice and the native multidimensional approach on communication beliefs, expectation of mind reading and no change of spouse (P≥0.001).
Conclusions: It seems that people who participate in premarital education programs have better communication growth, less destructive exchanges and more support, and also have lower divorce rates.

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Aim and Background: Given that the family is the most important social institution, many variables may affect marital relationships and its quality. Recognition of these factors can be effective in improving and improving the quality of this institution.
Methods and Materials: The present study is a correlational study of path analysis. The statistical population of the study includes all married women with diploma degree and higher degree Ahvaz in 2022. From this statistical population, 340 people were selected as a sample by available sampling method. In this study, to collect data from Norton Marital Relationship Quality Scale (MRQS), Beck Short Depression Inventory (BDI-13), Hovestedt et al.'s Family Scale (FOS), Alder et al.'s Perception of Parents' Marriage Questionnaire (PPMQ) and Singh and Bahargawa Emotional Maturity Scale (EMS) were used. In the present study, the proposed model was evaluated using the path analysis method and the bootstrap method software (AMOS-24) was used to test indirect relationships.
Findings: The findings of this study showed that both indirect pathways of the function of the family of Origen on depression and marital quality were confirmed through emotional maturity at a significance level of less than 0.05. But the two indirect paths of the effect of perception of parents' marriage on depression and marital quality through emotional maturity were significantly greater than 0.05, so they are not confirmed.
Conclusions: The results showed that the direct pathways of the family of origin to emotional maturity, the function of the family of origin and depression, the function of the family of origin to marital quality, emotional maturity and depression, emotional maturity to marital quality and perception of parents' Marriage to marital quality were statistically significant. Therefore, it is necessary for family therapy and couple therapy specialists to pay attention to predictor variables and their effect on improving marital relations and family institution.