Investigating the effect of Group Consultation Based on Forgiveness on Marital Consent

Forgiveness is a subject that has recently become focus of attention in psychology literature. However, few empirical researches have been conducted on this subject. The present study aims at investigating the effect of group couple therapy based on forgiveness on marital consent. The research method was experimental with a mixed design (inter and intra group). The research tools were as follows: (a) the scale for marital consent (Enrich) used as a valid research tool for evaluating potential problematic or strengthening backgrounds for marital relation, and (b) the scale for forgiveness, designed for assessing the level of forgiving the wrongdoer. The research sample composed of ten couples selected from among the indiviّduals referring to the consultation center. Five couples were randomly placed in experiment group and five others in control group. They were taught the forgiving skills for twenty hours. Analysis of variance showed that the experiment group, compared to control group, had a meaningful progress both in marital consent and in the forgiving skill, in the follow-up stage.