THE EFFECTS OF THE STRATEGIC FAMILY THERAPY INTERVENTION ON MARITAL CONFLICTS

The present research investigate the effects of strategic family therapyintervention in marital conflicts. Thirty nine distressed couples, who have askedfor conselling services, were randomly devided into 2 exprimental (21 couples)and Control (18 Couples) groups. All couples participated in a clinical interviewand completed the Enrich Satisfaction Test. Then couples in the experimentalgroup Participated in a 6 weeks strategic family therapy intervention, whilecouples in the controle group were on the waiting list. After 6 weeks, both groupswere reevaluated as the post test. The results showed that the strategic familytherapy has improved the couples’ satisfaction and has reduced the interpersonalconflicts between them. It was also found that: a) The intervention was moresuccessful among women, b) The strategic family therapy was more effective oncommunication problems compare to other factors of conflict.