The Effect of Solution-Focused Group Counseling on Family Function and Marital Satisfaction

Due to unpredictable situations and difficult living conditions, people continuously need advice and guidance in life. The current study aimed to determine the effect of solution-focused group counseling on family function and marital satisfaction of married women in Mashhad city. The present study is an applied research of a quasi experimental-type (pre and post-test design with control group). The study population includes all married women referred to the Counseling center of Faculty of Education & Psychology of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 1393; using voluntary sampling method, 20 married women were selected and were randomly assigned in experiment group and control group. The participants completed Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire and Family Functioning Scale (FAD-1) in the pre-test and post-test. The experiment group women participated in eight 120-minute sessions with solution-focused approach, and the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using one-way covariance analysis and SPSS-21 software. The results showed that solution-focused group counseling on family function and marital satisfaction is effective significantly higher than experiment group. However, it can be concluded that family dysfunction and low marital satisfaction in married women could improve by solution-focused group counseling. Also, this approach can be used in the family area to promote marital satisfaction and family function as an efficient method to be employed in the family field.