effectiveness of movie therapy on marital satisfaction

  Research sexual satisfaction is one of the affective factors on family sustainability and its continuity, and it results in family’s emotional health Therefore, the study is designed to measure the effects of film therapy on couple’s marital satisfaction. This semi experimental study with case-control group is conducted with 58 individuals, 14 couples in case and 15 in the control group. Field study method applied. The participants completed the short version of the Enrich questionnaire with 48 questions, using self-completion method during 2 months. virtual invitations, using the telegram application, were sent to 400 individuals for 6 months. 29 couples registered in this group, considering inclusion criteria the age of 55-18; married for at least 3 months; high school education and willing to participate in the study. Jobless couples and addicted or depressed couples were excluded. using random sampling method, the participants were placed into, two groups of case and control. Finally, the package included of six educational films, effective on improving marital satisfaction were posted to them. Data analysis showed that the mean total scores of general marriage satisfaction of the case groups increased from 146.42 ±6.56 to 152.46± 11.3. (control group from149.2±10.4 to 149.65±10.1) after the intervention, and the dimension of marital relationship and economic management became significantly higher (P≤0.05). The results of this study reveals the affective impact of the intervention on the total mean score of the sexual satisfaction of the couples after the intervention