The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress inoculation on coping skills and quality of life among incompatible couples

The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress inoculation on coping skills and quality of life among incompatible couples. 

In this study, among the incompatible couples referred to a counseling center in Kazerun city, Iran, twenty-four couples were selected and they were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received ten sessions of the stress inoculation program and the control group was on the waiting list. The research instruments included Andler and Parker's coping styles questionnaire, Cohen's perceived stress, and quality of life questionnaire (SF-36). Data analyzed through SPSS-18 and covariance method.

The results indicated that cognitive-behavioral training effectively relieves stress and improves couples' quality of life (P= 0.001). This approach also increased the coping styles for couples (P= 0.001). 

It seems that stress inoculation training can increase quality of life among incompatible couples by increasing problem-solving coping styles.