The effectiveness of The Religious Education of The Cultural Couples on Marital Satisfaction in Bodjnoord

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This study aimed at determining the effectiveness of religious education on marital satisfaction among Bodjnoord Cultural Couples. The Experimental design with pretest, posttest, and control group was used. The population were (34 couples) with following features ; those who had married for at least 5 years ; or it  included their first marriage ; the other methods had not been consulted for them; no action had been done in order to get a divorce. These criteria were employed and produced 24 pairs randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Both groups were tested, before the start of the training program, for 8 sessions for the couples and their families; after a week of training, both groups were tested. In this study, pre-test, and t-test were employed for comparison of the two groups, the data were analyzed by employing Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results showed that higher levels of marital satisfaction and religious education (in 2014) were used in the pairs. And, it also showed that the cultural training enhances the effectiveness of training programs in the family.

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