APPLIED COUNSELING
Year:2018 | Volume:8 | Issue:2|Papers Count:7

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Adler's group counseling on marital disturbance and interpersonal conflicts in couples. This research was carried out as a semi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with the control group. Twenty four couples (n = 24) with interpersonal conflicts and marital disturbances referred to counseling centers of Sanandaj Welfare Organization were selected and randomly divided into two groups of experimental group (6 couples) and control group (6 couples). Treatment intervention with Adlerian group counseling method was conducted in 12 sessions on the experimental group. Instruments used to measure variables were Revised Marital Conflict questionnaire (R-MCQ). and Marital Satisfaction Inventory Revised (MSI-R). Data were analyzed using repeated measure ANOVA. The results showed that Adlerian group counseling in the post-test and follow-up stage reduc marital disturbance and interpersonal conflicts among in couples. On this basis, it can be argued that this treatment is effective for researchers and family counselors to solve communication problems of couples.

This researchwas conducted to aim investigate and compare the training of emotionally focused couple therapy and solution focused couple therapy on reducing fear of intimacy and increasing couples' sexual satisfaction. This research was the type of quasi-experimental of type with pretest, posttest and follow-up with the control group. The population of this study is was consisted 30 couples referred to counseling centers (Grohamrah and Mehravar) in Tehran city. Scale (FIS) and that were assigned randomly to three group emotionally focused therapy couple (10 couples), solution focused therapy couples (10 couples), and control group (10 couples). The exeriment groups participated in 8 sessions of 90-minutes of emotionally focused couple therapy and solution focused couple therapy, and they were assemented in the fear of intimacy and sexual satisfaction variables three stages of pretest, posttest and follow-up (two-month). The data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance (mixed). The results showed that the emotionally focused couple therapy and solution focused couple therapy are effective in decreasing the fear of intimacy and increasing sexual satisfaction, and also the group of emotionally focused couple therapy more affective than the group of solution focused couple therapy. Therefore, the group training of emotionally focused couple therapy and solution focused couple therapy can be used as an effective therapeutic methods to increase intimacy and sexual satisfaction in couples.

This study was conducted predict marital burnout according conflict resolution styles and marital expectations in married women. The population of this study included all married women referred to counseling centers in Isfahan among whom. 209 married women referring to counseling centers in Isfahan city were selected using voluntary sampling method. The participated completed the Marital Burnout Scale, Conflict Resolution Styles and Marital Expectations Questionnaires. The data were analyzed using multipleregression analysis method (stepwise method), and spss software. Results showed that integrated and compromise conflict resolution styles are negative predictors, and required conflict resolution style a positive prediction of marital Burnout, and marital expectations has not role of in marital burnout prediction. There of ores it can be concluded that have essential role conflict resolution styles about tomarital expectations on predictmarital burnout.

The purpose of the current research was to study and compare marital satisfaction, quality of life, happiness, and life expectancy among women with either fewer or more than five years of marriage. This research design is casual-comparative and the population of the research consisted of all married women with either less or more than 5 years of marital experience in Dezful city. 170 married women (85 married women with less than 5 years of marital experience and 85 married women with more than 5 years of marital experience) were recruited using voluntary sampling method. The participants filled out the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire, World Health Organization's Quality of Life Scale (WHO-QOL BREF), the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) and the Miller's Hope Inventory (MHI). The data were analyzed using the t-test and SPSS-25 saftware. The results showed that the married women with less than 5 years of marital experience have more levels of marital satisfaction, happiness and life expectancy, but there is not differences between the two group in of quality of life variable. According to the results, can conclude that passing time can affect how couples react to their marital life and how they feel about it.

The purpose of this study was predicting children citizenship skills based on family communication patterns and parent self-efficacy. This research was correlational and of type analysis of regression. 352 preschool students of the city of Shiraz were selected using random malti clustering sampling method. The children parents completed Family Communication Patterns Questionnaire, Citizenship Skills Questionnaire, and Parent Self-efficacy Scale. The data were analyzed by Person correlational coefficient and multivariate regression analysis statistical methods, and SPSS-22 software. The results that there is a positive and significant correlation between citizenship skills and parent self-efficacy (components), and conversation communication pattern and in control and inspection efficacy to predict citizenship skills positively and significantly, while conformity orientation pattern, harsh conditions efficacy, school problemefficacy, and protection efficacy cannot predict citizenship skills. According to these findings it can be concluded that family communication patterns and parent self-efficacy play an efficient role in children citizenship skills.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sexual education on the sexual identity of children from 7 to 11 years old in Shiraz. 56 students of the elementary school in the region of Shiraz in the academic year 97-1396 were voluntarily selected and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight 45-minute sessions of sexual education. While the control group did not receive any intervention. Students completed the Gender Role Identity questionnaire of children in different cultures before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using covariance analysis and SPSS software. The results of this study showed that sexual education leads to the formation of sexual identity in students.