The Effect of Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills (PAIRS) on Enhancing Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Happiness in Married Wives

The aim of this research was investigating the effect of Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills (PAIRS) training program on enhancing sexual satisfaction and marital happiness in married women. The method of the study was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control group. For this purpose, 22 married wives were randomly selected and assigned in to two experimental and control groups, each one 11 subjects. The Index of Sexual Satisfaction (ISS) )Hudson, Harrison & Crosscup( and Marital Happiness Scale (MHS) )Azrin, Naster, & Jones( were used to gather the data. The training sessions of intimate relationship skills was delivered for 8 weeks, each session lasting two hours. The control group has not delivered training. After finishing of training sessions, post-test was done for both groups. The results showed that the training of practical application of intimate relationship program had significantly improved both sexual satisfaction (eta2=44%) and marital happiness (eta2=37%) in experimental group. The Follow up has shown an effect size of 42% for sexual satisfaction and 36% for marital happiness. The results of this research similar to other researchers showed that marital happiness and sexual satisfaction were enhanced by the training of intimate relationship skills, in married wives, hence this program can be suggested to enhance couple's quality of relationship.