Analysis of the Components of Marital Relationship Enrichment Program

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Analysis of the Components of Marital Relationship Enrichment Program
The need for love and intimacy, creating an intimate relationship with spouse, and satisfying emotional and psychological needs are among the main reasons for couples to marry (Holland, Lee, Marshak, & Martin, 2016). Today, life expectancy has increased, social expectations have changed, and new models of marriage have emerged that are based on intimacy, companionship, and cooperation rather than sheer duty and responsibility (Masoumi et al., 2017). Enriching the relationship between spouses has a decisive role in enhancing the mental and social health of family and community (Chester & Blandon, 2016). In recent decades, family therapists have tried to break free from the negative outlook that has dominated this area (Kardan-Souraki, Hamzehgardeshi, Asadpour, Mohammadpour, & Khani, 2016). In many approaches and patterns of family therapy, the focus has shifted from deficits to family-based strengths so as to present a robust health-centered model (Pasha, Basirat, Esmailzadeh, Faramarzi, & Adibrad, 2017). This positive and forward-looking stance has led to asking how families can succeed instead of asking how families face problems (Naghinasab Ardehaee, Jajarmi, & Mohammadipour, 2018). These approaches teach skills that help satisfy basic family needs such as love, kindness, belonging, trust, loyalty, security, and fun (Yu & Xie, 2015). Compassionate empathy is the most important factor in enhancing security, validating couples’ relationships, and building a constructive and healthy atmosphere for personal growth (Sanai, Davarniya, Bakhtiari Said, & Shakarami, 2015). As time passes, life becomes more desired for couples and they find out that life is moving toward positive changes, especially if individuals practice the skills they have learnt in their marital relationship (Mazhari, Zahrakar, Shakarami, Davarniya, & Abdollah Zadeh, 2016). Many theories, models, and approaches have been formulated for enriching couples’ relationships. A combination of these theoretical models can provide a framework for the mental perception of couples so as to improve their relationships. In such circumstances, understanding the components of marital relationship enrichment is important for maintaining the physical and mental health of the couples and the community, on the one hand, and improving and promoting couples’ relationships through conducting accurate scientific researches on the other hand. In fact, couples’ marital relations can be improved using the findings of such researches (Mohammadi, Salimi, Zahrakar, Davarniya, & Shakarami, 2016). This requires examining the effectiveness of models that have been repeatedly proposed by experts. Evaluating the mentioned models for different statistical populations can provide the conditions for the professionals whose target community includes couples and families to present more practical and effective models based on their needs (Sirin & Deniz, 2016). While a great number of studies have been dedicated to investigating the application of martial relationship enrichment methods, almost no study has been carried out on analyzing the components of enriching couples’ relationships. The studies conducted in this regard have mostly investigated one approach or have compared different approaches to couple enrichment. Therefore, each of the theories and models presented for enriching couples’ relationships has been formulated in accordance with its own theoretical foundations and specific explanations of the relationship. In Iran, no study has been carried out to identify the components of marital relationship enrichment program based on field research and analysis of written texts. Moreover, in Iran, marriage and family are more important than in Western countries due to certain cultural values. Therefore, efforts to strengthen the family and satisfy the emotional and psychological needs of family members, especially spouses are more important. Furthermore, due to the important role of family in Iranian culture, the existence of problems, conflict, and ultimately degradation of the family can have adverse effects for couples, children, family, and society. Besides, if couples acquire communication skills, they can solve a great number of problems in their lives and have a more enjoyable life. In this regard, and to help couples, educational programs have been used, since these programs can improve marital relationships and reduce dissatisfaction among couples. Accordingly, the present study aimed to analyze the components of marital relationship enrichment program and attempted to find the answer to the following question: What are the components of marital relationship enrichment
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