The Effects of the Cognitive-Behavioral Marriage Enrichment Program on the Dysfunctional Attitudes of Couples

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral marriage enrichment program to decrease the level of the dysfunctional attitudes of the couples. Forty participants with dysfunctional attitudes determined by The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale were randomly chosen as experimental and control groups. The results of the covariance analysis indicate that there are significant differences between the dysfunctional attitudes levels of the subjects on the experimental and control groups. The cognitive-behavioral marriage enrichment program can be said to decrease the levels of dysfunctional attitude in couples significantly.