A study of solution–focused training in group counseling on increasing marital adjustment

The present research was conducted to investigate the effects of Solution–Focused therapy on marital adjustment and marital communication in couples referred to Ahvaz Counsel Centers for problem disclosure. The population included all couples referred to this counsel. The sample consisted of 30 couples (from 43 couples) who were selected randomly for this study. The instrument used in this study was Marital Adjustment Spanier Scale. The design of this study was pretest–post test with control group. For pretest, all subjects completed the scale, and then the experimental group received intervention (solution–focused training). At the post-test stage the two groups completed the scale again. The results of this study showed that Solution–Focused Training increased marital adjustment in experimental group, in comparison to control group.