The Effect of Life Skills Training on Mental Health and Marital Adjustment in Married Women Referred to The Counseling Center in Yasuj (2013)
Amin Hossaini Motlagh1, Zeinab Alizadeh2 and Shadi Shahabadi31,2Clinical Research Development Unit-Yasuj University of Medical Sciences–IRAN.
3Yasuj Hamdeli Counseling Clinic” – IRAN.
Corresponding Author E-mail: aminhomo@yahoo.com
Abstract: The present study investigated the effects of marital compatibility in married women life skills training and mental health counseling center YASUJ deals. The study population included all couples counseling center is Yasuj 60 of these couples were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups have been constituted. The instruments used in this study include the General Health Questionnaire Goldberg, Marital adjustment spanir (DAS) and life skills training guide. The research design of pre-test - post-test with control group.. After a randomly selected experimental and control groups, the pretest was conducted on both groups, the experimental intervention (life skills training) was performed and after the educational program, both groups of tests were performed. The results of this study show that life skills training, increase mental health and marital adjustment of married women in the experimental group compared with the control group.The mean and standard deviation mental health scores for the experimental group, respectively, in the pre 33/05 ± 16/95 and post-test 19/05 ± 11/67 and the control groups, respectively; in the pre 26/28 ± 11/64 and the post-test 23/45 ± 12/11, the mean and standard deviation scores of marital adjustment for the experimental group, respectively, in pre-25/95 ± 8/34 and the post-test 31/95 ± 7/ 55 and the control groups, respectively; In the pretest 28/40 ± 7/91 and the posttest 26/22 ± 8/15. Between experimental and control groups before the intervention there were no significant differences in rates of mental health, marital compatibility, but significant differences were observed between groups after intervention. The life skills and mental health and coping among couples, there is a significant positive relationship. (P=0/0001). The results of this study can be used in marriage counseling before the tests can predict mental health and marital adjustment. Such practice will assist in training couples to improve their satisfaction and adjustment.
Keywords: Life skills training; mental health; marital adjustment Back to TOC