A study of Islamic communication Style and Religious attitudes on improvement of marrital satisfaction

Aim and The present study tried to assess increasing marital satisfaction and family health as two of the primary mental health measures. Methods and Materials: This quasi-experimental case-control research used a pretest-posttest design with follow-up. The statistical population consisted of 60 couples in Isfahan، Iran. The subjects were wishing to solve their marital problems and volunteered to participate in the program. Couples were included if they had been married for 3-7 years. Data was collected by the 47-item Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale. Finally، 30 couples with the lowest pretest scores were randomly allocated to two groups of experimental and control (15 couples in each group. The study group attended a 6-week communication skills program including weekly 90-minute sessions. A final application of the marital satisfaction scale was administered to both groups at the end of the program. A follow-up test was given 1 month later to all the subjects participating in the couples communication program. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used for analyzing data. The Islamic communication styles and religious attitudes were found to be effective on couples'' marital satisfaction in the posttest and follow-up (P < 0. 05). In addition، the posttest and follow-up scores were significantly higher than pretest scores in the experimental group. According to our findings، application of marriage counseling based on Islamic communication styles and religious attitudes are suggested in order to enhance marital satisfaction.