Effectivness of Communication skills training on marital satisfaction and reducing marital conflicts of female students of the University of Medical Sciences

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AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of communication skills training on marital satisfaction and reduce marital conflict in female students of the University of Medical Sciences. The research method was quasiexperimental with pre-test-post-test design Including a control group control group. The statistical population of the study Consisted of the total number of female students of the University of Medical Sciences 25-40 years old, from which 30 women were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Pre-test, post-test and follow-up data were obtained for each participant using Inrich Marital Satisfaction and Sanaei,s Marital Conflict Questionnaires. The experimental group underwent communication skills training for ten sessions twice a week and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed by Repetead measure ANOVA with SPSS software version 22. In the experimental group, the mean (standard deviation) of marital satisfaction increased from 126.20 (8.76) before the intervention to 155.60 (9.47) after the intervention and to 162.60 (9.26) in the follow-up. Follow-up increased, also in the control group, the mean (standard deviation) of women's marital satisfaction increased from 126.26 (10.64) before the intervention to 12.446 (10.89) after the intervention and to (84.8) 121/40 decreased during the follow-up(p < 0.01). The difference between the experimental group in all three stages was statistically significant, except for the post-test and follow-up, which were not statistically significant (P <0.01). In the experimental group,