The purpose of this study was to construct the Marriage Enrichment Program and to examine the effects of it for Middle-Aged couples.
It included of the Mid-life of marriage, marital satisfaction, attitude of sex role in the relationship, an effective...
The purpose of this study was to construct the Marriage Enrichment Program and to examine the effects of it for Middle-Aged couples.
It included of the Mid-life of marriage, marital satisfaction, attitude of sex role in the relationship, an effective communication and conflict resolution skills, relationship commitment and leisure activities.
To perform this program, seven sessions of time-limited(two or two and a half hour) were carried out each group(experimental group and control group). And subjects were assigned to experimental group(N=8 couples) and control group(N=8 couples), age of ranged from 35 to 60.
Scales of PREPARE and KMSS were used as the pre-post-follow instruments of this study. The Major findings were as follows:
1. The Marriage Relationship Enrichment Program for middle-aged couples had meaningful consequences for the improvement of the participant's couple relationship.
2. The Marriage Relationship Enrichment Program had meaningful consequences for the improvement of the participants' marital satisfaction, communication and relationship commitment.