Preparing the Four-dimensional Model of Premarital Consuling and its Effects on Awareness, Acceptance, Responsibility and Marriage Adjustment

Abstract

Referral of single girls and boys to counseling centers on the eve of marriage, during the dating and courtship process, to expertly assess the appropriateness and correctness of their choice, is one of the needs of counseling day. The purpose of this study was to develop a local model of "premarital counseling" for single people on the verge of marriage (suitor couple) and to evaluate the effectiveness of this counseling model on awareness and acceptance, responsibility and marital adjustment, After marriage. For this purpose, the research was conducted in two descriptive and experimental stages. In the descriptive stage of the research, after studying theories related to marriage, studying religious teachings related to marriage and also studying the counseling methods used by counselors and internal experts in this field, this model was developed. In the experimental stage, the effectiveness of this consulting method was evaluated. The research plan of this stage is "applied" in terms of purpose and "quasi-experimental" based on the method of implementation and "pre-test, post-test, follow-up with evidence". For this purpose, 22 individuals (11 couples) who applied for premarital counseling who had referred to a counseling center in Tehran were examined.To evaluate the effectiveness of this counseling method, in the qualitative dimension, the structured interview method was used, and in the quantitative dimension, the statistical method of analysis of variance and independent t-test were used.

Keywords

• premarital consuling
• awareness
• acceptance
• responsibility
• marital adjustment