Meta-analysis of effectiveness of psychological interventions - counseling on enhancing marital satisfaction (Iran: 2002_2012)

The main problem in marriage is marriage and marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction is one of very important and complex aspect of marital relationship is complex that many factors are involved and can be influenced by different interventions. So evaluation and validation of effectiveness of psychological interventions - counseling on marital satisfaction is very importance. This study with integration of difference research results aims to determine the impact of psychological interventions - counseling on marriage and marital satisfaction. For this purpose، of 45 researches، 33 researches were selected and meta-analysis was performed on them. Research instrument was a checklist of meta-analysis. The amount of effect size of psychological interventions-counseling on marriage and marital satisfaction was 1/25) p≤0/00001). according to Cohen''s effect size interpretation table was high the high the effect size indicated psychological interventions – counseling. In other words، psychological interventions - counseling is very effective in enhancing marital satisfaction.