Effectiveness of Emotion-focused Therapy-based Enrichment Program on Psychological Well-being, Marital Relationship Quality and Marital Satisfaction in Mothers of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities

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1 Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran

2 PhD student in General psychology, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr Branch, Bushehr, Iran

Abstract

Background: Since learning disability is a shortage in general educational skills and the mothers of children with such a defect should be aware of the skills to deal with incoming issues.

Objectives: Present study aimed to investigate effectiveness of emotion -focused therapy-based enrichment program on psychological well-being, marital quality and marital satisfaction in mothers of children with specific learning disabilities.

Methods: This study was a semi-experimental work with pretest-posttest design and control group. The statistical population included mothers of children with specific learning disability referring to Talas hClinic in District 1 of Tehran in 2017-2018. 30 mothers of children with specific learning disability were chosen as samples and randomly were divided into 2 groups (control and experimental).
Initially, the pretest was conducted on the two groups. The experimental group was exposed to 8 sessions of emotion-focused therapybased enrichment program. Then, post-test was carried out. For data collection, Ryff’s psychological well-being scale, Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale and Marital Satisfaction questionnaire were used. Data analysis was conducted using MANCOVA.

Results: Statistical data analysis indicated positive effectiveness of the enrichment program on psychological well-being, and marital quality and satisfaction of experimental group compared to the controls (P<0/05).

Conclusion: The enrichment program can be an efficient way to increase psychological well-being, and marital quality and satisfaction among mothers of children with specific learning disability.

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Razavi International Journal of Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 1
January 2021
Pages 63-68

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