Emotional Safety Training on Marital Conflicts of Married Women Studying the Training Effects in Isfahan

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Isfahan University

2 M.A. in Family Counseling, Isfahan University

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of emotional safety training on marital conflict of the married women in the city of Isfahan. A semi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test design was carried out to pursue this purpose. Statistical population of this research included all the married women with at least one year experience of marital life who referred to cultural center in Isfahan. Research sample included 40 married women who were selected within availability sampling method and randomly assigned in control and experimental groups. The research tool was the marital conflict questionnaire, with five subscales included perceptional difference, interaction, power/control, affects/needs and environmental factors. Experimental group took part in 8 sessions of emotional safety training once a week. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data collected by SPSS oftware. The result indicated that emotional safety training significantly influenced marital conflict and all its dimensions (P<0.05).

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