Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . Maryam Dafei
- . Fateme Jahanbazi 1
- . Farahnaz Nazari 2
- . Faranak Safdari Dehcheshmeh 3
- . Ali Dehghani 4
1 MSc Student in Midwifery Consultation, Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2 PhD Student of Family Counseling, Azad Uniersity of Khorasgan, Isfahan, Iran
3 Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
4 Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Quality of relationship marital status affects all aspects of family functioning,
including sustainability of cohabit living, supporting children, and happiness of couples. This study
was conducted to examine the effect of group cognitive‑behavioral counseling on optimism and
self‑esteem of women during the 1st month of marriage that referring to marriage counseling center.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A semi‑experimental study was designed by a test, posttest, and
follow‑up. Participants consisted of 30 women admitted to premarriage counseling center of Farsan
city in 2018 with using purposive sampling by random numbers’ table into experimental and control
groups. The experimental group participated in eight consecutive 2‑h group counseling sessions.
Data collection tools were demographic questionnaire, Rosenberg’s Self‑Esteem Scale, and optimism
designed by Mir Ahmadi (reliability and validity are calculated and was 0.96) and completed in three
rounds. Women’s self‑esteem retested was done after 1 month. Data were analyzed with independent
t‑test and repeated measures ANOVA (significance level <0.005). Quantitative variables were
analyzed using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test.
RESULTS: There were no significant differences between optimism scores in the
experimental (M = 150.47, standard deviation [SD] = 22.07) and control groups (M = 149.2,
SD = 21.54) prior to intervention (P = 0.875). The mean optimism score was significantly different in
intervention (M = 169.33, SD = 17.01) and control (M = 147.2, SD = 22.22) groups immediately after
counseling (P = 0.005) and 1 month after counseling (P = 0.002, M = 171.08, SD = 17.98). The mean
self‑esteem scores were statistically significant in both groups immediately after counseling (P = 0.023,
I: M = 37.06, SD = 8.69, C: M = 31.4, SD = 4.83) and 1 month after counseling (P = 0.028, I: M =
34.73, SD = 4.93, C: M = 30.06, SD = 4.8).
CONCLUSION: Cognitive‑behavioral counseling enhances women’s optimism by emphasizing
the training of communication and conflict resolution skills, which leads to positive attitude and life
satisfaction. Therefore, using cognitive‑behavioral counseling in marriage counseling sessions can
improve couples’ relationships.
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