TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impact of “Marital Relationships Enrichment Program for Couples in the Period of Transition to Parenthood” on Marital Satisfaction
TT  - Ebeveynliğe Geçiş Dönemindeki Evli Bireylerin Evlilik İlişkilerini Geliştirme Programının Evlilik Doyumuna Etkisi
AU  - Vural Batık, Meryem
AU  - Kalkan, Melek
PY  - 2019
DA  - June
DO  - 10.15869/itobiad.513869
JF  - İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi
JO  - itobiad
PB  - Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2147-1185
SP  - 1346
EP  - 1366
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - This study was implemented for the purpose of examiningthe impact of “Marital Relationships Enrichment Program for Couples in thePeriod of Transition to Parenthood” on marital satisfaction levels of couplesexpecting their first child. In the study using a “Pretest-Posttest ControlGroup Design”, an experimental and a control group were formed. The study wascarried out with a total of 12 couples (n=24), 6 in the experimental group and6 in the control group. In the study, “MaritalSatisfaction Scale” was applied to the participants in order to measuretheir marital satisfaction levels. The MaritalRelationships Enrichment Program for Couples in the Period of Transition toParenthood consists of 8 group sessionsand 2 follow-up sessions. According to the findings acquired; it was determinedthat post-test and follow-up test scores of the experimental and controlgroup differed significantly and the couples in the experimental group hadsignificantly higher marital satisfaction levels than those in the controlgroup. The results showed that the maritalrelationships enrichment program is effective on increasing maritalsatisfaction before birth and protecting it after birth.
KW  - Marriage
KW  - Marital Relationship
KW  - Marital Satisfaction
KW  - Transition to Parenthood
KW  - Psycho-Education Program
N2  - Bu araştırma, Ebeveynliğe Geçiş Dönemindeki Evli Bireylerin Evlilik İlişkileriniGeliştirme Programının ilk bebeklerini bekleyen çiftlerin evlilik doyumudüzeylerine etkisini sınamak amacıyla yapılmıştır. “Ön Test- Son Test KontrolGrup Deseni” kullanılan çalışmada, bir deney ve bir kontrol grubuoluşturulmuştur. Çalışma deney grubunda 6 çift ve kontrol grubunda 6 çift olmaküzere toplam 12 çift ile (n=24) gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada, evlilikdoyumu düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla “Evlilik Doyumu Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Ebeveynliğe Geçiş Dönemindeki Evli BireylerinEvlilik İlişkilerini Geliştirme Programı, 8 grup oturumu ve 2 izleme oturumu içermektedir. Elde edilenbulgulara göre; deney ve kontrol gruplarının son test ve izleme testipuanlarının anlamlı ölçüde farklılık gösterdiği, deney grubundaki çiftlerin evlilikdoyumlarının anlamlı ölçüde daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuçlar,evlilik ilişkisini geliştirme programının evlilik doyumunu doğum öncesindeartırmada, doğum sonrasında ise korumada etkili olduğunu göstermiştir.
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