The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the immediate effects, if any, on marital adjustment of a marital enrichment program entitled Marital Skills Training. Program (MSTP); (2) to determine the residual effects, if any, on marital adjustment after MSTP had been terminated; and (3) to determine the differences, if any, in the effect on marital adjustment of an on-going group and extended session group using MSTP. Measures of marital communication and marital adjustment served as the dependent variables while the MSTP training served as the independent variable. Instruments used for data collection were the Marital Adjustment Test (Short Form), the Primary Communication Inventory, and the Semantic Differential. The study concluded that teaching marital communication skills in a conjoint couples' group in an on-going setting is an effective way to increase marital adjustment. However, the passage of time appears to be a necessary factor in integrating MSTP into behaviors which affect marital adjustment since the significant increase did not appear until five weeks following training and was found to exist only in the On-going training group.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332408 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Latham, Noreen V. |
| Contributors | Landreth, Garry L., Schneider, Lawrence J., Medler, Byron, Kurth, Ruth J. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 172 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Latham, Noreen V., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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