Author : Wilson G. Chakkyath
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (989 download)
Book Synopsis Effectiveness of an Integrative-positive Marital Program in the Enrichment of Relationship Among Selected Married Couples by : Wilson G. Chakkyath
Download or read book Effectiveness of an Integrative-positive Marital Program in the Enrichment of Relationship Among Selected Married Couples written by Wilson G. Chakkyath and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many couples, marriage begins as a source of happiness and fulfillment, but gradually it becomes a source of frustration and despair. Subsequently, they fail to experience optimal level of marital relationship functioning. Positive psychology, a thriving branch of psychology, promotes positive constructs and strategies to enrich the level of well-being of people. In this background, the purpose of this study was to come up with an Integrative-Positive Marital Program (IPMP) for couples and to determine its effectiveness in enriching their marital relationship. The researcher utilized the true experimental research method, specifically between subjects: two independent group design, administering pre-tests and post-tests. This design determines if there were significant differences in the subjects' level of marital relationship before and after the administration of the intervention program. The study used Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and eight factors of the Marital Satisfaction Inventory, Revised (MSI-R) in measuring the level of marital relationship. A total of 30 selected couples from Caloocan, Metro Manila were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The experimental group was given eight weeks long intervention program, IPMP which was mainly anchored on two positive constructs, gratitude and forgiveness. The data analysis was done using mean scores, paired samples statistics, t-test for independent samples and Cohen's d. The statistical analysis between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental group showed significant difference and its post-test mean scores indicated siginificant increase in the quality of marital relationship. hence, the study suggests that the Integrative-Positive Marital program (IPMP) was effective in the enrichment of the marital relationship.