Marital communication skills training to promote marital satisfaction and psychological health during pregnancy: a couple focused approach.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Studies showed that decreased marital satisfaction and increased risk of depression and anxiety were mutually related. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of communication skills training with a couple focused approach on marital satisfaction and psychological symptoms among pregnant women. METHODS:This experimental study was performed on 60 pregnant women with low marital satisfaction who were divided into two groups of intervention and control. The women in the intervention group and their husbands participated in a communication training program based on the couple focused approach. The levels of anxiety, depression, and marital satisfaction were evaluated before and then one and three months after the intervention using valid questionnaires. RESULTS:The results indicated that after the intervention, compared to the pre-intervention period, the levels of marital satisfaction increased while the levels of depression and anxiety decreased significantly in the intervention group (p?

SUBMITTER: Alipour Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011212 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature