Evaluation of the effectiveness of marital life enrichment based on selection theory on forgiveness and marital satisfaction of women

Marital life, due to the individual differences of each couple, is constantly exposed to tension and discord, which will not be possible except in the shadow of forgiveness and forgiveness along the way, and this will bring a higher level of marital satisfaction for the couple. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of marital life enrichment training based on selection theory on forgiveness and marriage of women with marital conflict

The design of this quasi-experimental study was pre-test, post-test and follow-up with a control group. Forty women referring to Tasnim Counseling Center in Shousha city were selected by voluntary sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental group (n = 20) and a control group (n = 20). The participants in the experimental group were enriched in marital relationships based on the theory of choice in nine sixty-minute sessions, and the participants in the control group did not receive any training. Participants in both groups were assessed in the pre-test and post-test stages in marital intimacy variables. Data analysis was performed by statistical method of analysis of covariance using SPSS-23 statistical software package.

The results showed that the enrichment of marital relationships based on the theory of selection separately in the dimensions of the absence of negative emotions and the presence of positive emotions in the post-test stage explains 27 and 67%, respectively, and in the follow-up stage explains 29 and 36% of the dependent variable changes. The educational strategy for the structure of marital satisfaction in the post-test and follow-up stages explains 49% and 60% of the dependent variable changes, respectively.

This strategy is recommended to family experts and counselors to solve couples' problems.