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Volume 19, Issue 3 (10-2021)                   RBS 2021, 19(3): 415-426 | Back to browse issues page


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Balochzadeh Khorshaneh S, Abdi M, Ghaffari K, Hamidipour R. Comparison of the effectiveness of premarital education through interpersonal awareness and choice program and indigenous multidimensional approach on dysfunctional couple beliefs in marriage seekers. RBS 2021; 19 (3) :415-426
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1- Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanity Sciences, Khomein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomein, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Arak University, Arak, Iran , drmansourabdi@gmail.com
3- Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanity Sciences, Khomein University, Khomein, Iran
4- Department of Counseling, Farhangian University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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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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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2021/08/6 | Accepted: 2021/09/19 | Published: 2021/10/5

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