Call number: LD2668 .T4 1943 L6

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a brief communication and problem-solving skills training program for premarital couples. The study proposed that couples who participated in the training program would demonstrate significant increases in verbal facilitative and problem-solving behaviors as well as in relationship satisfaction. The research design was a pretest-posttest control group design. Couples were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups; there were 10 couples in each group. The experimental treatment was a one-day workshop which trained couples in eight specific listener and speaker skills and a four-step problem-solving procedure. The training methodology included lecture, discussion, modeling, behavior rehearsal, and feedback. The instruments used were the Marital Interaction Coding System (MICS), the Premarital Communication and Problem Solving Rating Scale (PCPSRS), and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). Data analysis included analysis of covariance and correlated t tests. The results indicated that couples who participated in the training did not significantly differ at posttest from the control couples on any of the measures. The experimental couples did not show significant gains from pre- to posttest on any of the measures; however, six control couples who participated in the training after posttesting did show a significant increase in their use of problem-solving statements at the time of follow-up testing. The researcher-constructed PCPSRS was found to correlate positively and significantly with the DAS. A consumer satisfaction questionnaire found that all the participants who received training reacted favorably to this experience. Limitations of the study are noted and recommendations for further research are made.

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陸德泉. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學, 1988. / Reprint of manuscript. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-206). / Lu Dequan. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 1988. / 前言 --- p.1-3 / Chapter 第一部份 --- 「關係」的概念，研究方法與分析基礎 --- p.4 / Chapter 第一章 --- 「關係」的基本概念和研究方法 --- p.5-25 / Chapter 第二章 --- 單位制度與國家之組織 --- p.26-46 / Chapter 第二部份 --- 「關係」在單位間聯繫表現的形態 --- p.47 / Chapter 第三章 --- 「關係」在黨政單位與經濟單位的形態 --- p.48-61 / Chapter 第四章 --- 「關係」在經濟單位間聯繫的表現 --- p.62-70 / Chapter 第五章 --- 「關係」在黨政單位間聯繫表現的形態 --- p.71-81 / Chapter 第六章 --- 「關係」在沒有聯繫的單位間私人聯繫的表現 --- p.82-93 / Chapter 第三部份 --- 「關係」在單位內部組織顯現的形態 --- p.94 / Chapter 第七章 --- 「關係」在經濟單位內部的表現 --- p.95-112 / Chapter 第八章 --- 「關係」在黨政單位內部組織表現的形態與單位主義 --- p.113-125 / Chapter 第四部份 --- 「關係」現象的文化含義 --- p.126 / Chapter 第九章 --- 中國社會主義下的家庭主義與單位主義 --- p.127-147 / Chapter 第十章 --- 社會主義制度、交換與文化規則 --- p.148-159 / Chapter 第十一章 --- 社會主義社會的特殊主義行為 --- p.160-173 / Chapter 第五部份 --- 結論 --- p.174 / Chapter 第十二章 --- 社會組織形態的變化──國家與社會關係的演變 --- p.175-194 / 附註一 --- p.195 / 參考書目：中文 --- p.196-200 / 英文 --- p.201-206