برنامج إرشادي قائم على استراتيجيات التذوق النفسي وأثره في مستوى الرضا الزواجي

Lamia Abdullah  Aladsani

doi:10.35516/hum.v51i4.2640

Authors

Lamia Abdullah Aladsani Department of Psychology, College of Education, King Faisal University, Alhassa, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8959-0291

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i4.2640

Keywords:

Counseling Program, psychoanalytic strategies, marital satisfaction, married women

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to assess the effect of a counseling program based on psychological savoring strategies on the level of marital satisfaction.

Methods: The sample of the study consisted of (40) married women from Al-Ahsa governorate, who were deliberately chosen, based on having the lowest scores on the marital satisfaction scale. The participants were then divided into two equal groups: an experimental group and a control group, each consisting of 20 women. The Marital Satisfaction Scale by Jan (2016) was used, and a counseling program based on psychological savoring strategies was developed for the purpose of this study.

Results: The study found that there were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the post-measurement on the marital satisfaction scale. It was also found that there were no statistically significant differences between the scores of the experimental group members before and after applying the program on the marital satisfaction scale. Additionally, no statistically significant differences were attributed to variables such as the number of years of marriage and the number of children.

Conclusions: It is evident that the counseling program has no impact on marital satisfaction level. This could be attributed to several reasons, including the limitation of delivering the program to wives only and the complex nature of marital relationships that involve multiple factors contributing to their success. Further studies are needed to explore the relationship between psychological taste and marital satisfaction with consideration of other demographic variables. Additionally, there is a need for counseling programs directed towards both spouses to achieve greater benefits.

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