Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• FATEMEH BIDI

Student

Abstract

Marital satisfaction is one of the main components of family health, indicating the quality of emotional and communication interactions between couples and plays a fundamental role in the stability of married life. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of social work interventions with a psychosocial approach on improving marital satisfaction in infertile couples. This study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test and intervention and control groups. The statistical population of the present study was all women referring to Mahdieh Hospital in Tehran, of which 100 infertile women and 100 of their spouses completed the marital life quality questionnaire. 30 infertile couples who had the lowest marital satisfaction score according to the questionnaire were selected and then randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups of 15 people. The Graham B. Spanier Marital Quality of Life Standard Questionnaire (RDAS) was used to measure before and after the interventions. The results of the analysis of covariance showed that social work interventions with a psychosocial approach were significant in improving marital satisfaction between couples in the experimental group compared to the control group. The results of this study are applicable in the field of infertility social work with an emphasis on family social work.

Keywords

• Psychosocial approach
• marital satisfaction
• infertility
• social work interventions

Main Subjects

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