The effect of the Iranian psycho educational intervention derived from the attachment theory on the marital adjustment

Couple’s adjustment with the satisfaction and stability of the marital life are among the most precious perspective for specialist counselors and therapists focused on improving couple's relationships. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the Iranian psycho educational intervention derived from the attachment theory on the marital adjustment. The research method was semi-experimental and carried out with the design of pre-test, post-test, and two months follow-up. The statistical population consisted of the couples referring to the three cultural centers of Isfahan in 2015. The sample of the study was 30 couples, which were selected through convenient sampling and were assigned randomly to the experimental (15 couples) and control group (15 couples). The intervention was elaborated by referring to the authoritative internal and external sources and its validity was approved by five experts from the specialist of “Family Counseling” at Isfahan University. The couples of experimental group participated in a group training in 8 weeks, each week one session with 120-minute. Control group members did not receive any intervention. To gather the data the dyadic adjustment scale (Spanier, 1976) was used. Data were analyzed using one variable and multivariate covariance analysis. The result of covariance analysis indicated that the Iranian psycho educational intervention derived from the attachment theory were effective to increase the marital adjustment in post-test (F = -0.941, P