The Effectiveness of Teaching the Internal Locus of Control–Based Communicational Skills on Increasing Marital Satisfaction

Document Type : پژوهشی

Authors

• askari asghariganji ¹
• shokouh navabinezhad ²

¹ University fahangiyan

² Kharrazmi University

10.22067/ijap.v5i1.36849

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of teaching internal locus of control-based communication skills on increasing marital satisfaction. The research proposal is pseudo- experimental kind, employing pre-test- post-test method with control group. Participants of this study include 240 married students of Farhangiyan University of Babol. The sample includes 100 couples selected by cluster sampling method. Among this population, 20 couples whom both had external locus of control and suffered from marital dissatisfaction, were selected randomly and placed in two groups of control and experimental, having 10 couples in each group. Research tools included locus of control (Rotter) marital satisfaction (Enrich), and Clinical interview. Data were analyzed by the analysis of covariance. The results showed that, teaching intervention based on internal locus of control was effective in increasing marital satisfaction. Therefore, teaching intervention based on internal locus of control can be used as one of the intervention models for couples who suffer from marital dissatisfaction

Keywords

• Communication Skills
• Internal Locus of Control
• Marital Satisfaction

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