Comparison of the effectiveness of premarital education through interpersonal awareness and choice program and indigenous multidimensional approach on anxiety / avoidance of attachment and differentiation in marriage seekers

lack of adequate education on issues related to marriage and insufficient information of couples are that may cause many problems in couples' lives. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of premarital education through the method of awareness program and interpersonal selection and multidimensional indigenous approach on anxiety / avoidance of attachment and differentiation in individuals seeking marriage.

The research method is quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design. The statistical population included all people who referred to the Center for Sustainable Life seeking marriage in Arak in 2020, and among them 60 people were randomly selected and randomly divided into three experimental groups of interpersonal knowledge and selection program (20 people), group Indigenous training (20 people) and control group (20 people) were included. Content of premarital education sessions based on the principles and techniques of the Interpersonal Awareness and Selection Program (PICK) were two weekly sessions of 90 minutes and multidimensional indigenous training in 10 sessions of 40 minutes. Data collection tools were Hazan and Shaver Adult Attachment Questionnaire (1987) and Scuron Differentiation Questionnaire (2000). Analysis of covariance test using SPSS software version 22 was used to analyze the data.

The results showed that there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of premarital education through knowledge program and interpersonal choice and the multidimensional indigenous approach on attachment anxiety / avoidance of attachment and differentiation in marriage seekers.

According to the results, it seems that both treatments are equally effective on attachment anxiety / avoidance of attachment and differentiation.