The effectiveness of structural family therapy on coping strategies, family cohesion and adaptability in couples with marital dissatisfaction

The purpose of the present research was to study the effectiveness of structural family therapy coping strategies, family cohesion and adaptability in couples with marital dissatisfaction.

The plan of study was semi- experimental through pretest, posttest with unequal control group with a two-month follow-up plan. The population of the study included all couples had marital dissatisfaction referring to counseling centers of Zahedan in 2019. 30 couple were selected as target sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 couple) and control groups (15 couple). In order to collect information in three stages of pre-test, post-test and two-month follow-up, were used Lazarus coping style questionnaires (1988) and Olson's family adaptability and coherence scale (1986). Data were analyzed through Spss software by repeated measure analysis of variance.

The findings show that structural family therapy is effective on family cohesion and adaptability and problem-solving strategies; it should be noted that the effectiveness of treatment is maintained after two months (p 0 0.05).

Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that structural family therapy can affect on coping strategies, family cohesion and adaptability in couples with marital dissatisfaction.