The Effects of a Couple Communication Program on the Conflict Resolution Skills and Active Conflict Tendencies of Turkish Couples

Abstract

Following the announcement that a Couple Communication Program was to be held at the Ondokuz Mayis University Permanent Education Center, the Active Conflict Subscale of the Conflict Tendency Scale (Dokmen, 1989) and Conflict Resolution Scale (Akbalik, 2001) were administered to 122 Turkish couples who volunteered to participate. The 40 couples with the worst test scores were randomized into study and control groups. No differences in the test scores were determined between the two groups before the start of the program (P > 0.05). After attending the program, the test scores of the study group were better in total than those of the control group (P < 0.001). Benefits are retained at 3 and 6 months following (P = 1).

Conflitos conjugais em casamentos de longa duração: motivos e sentimentos

“…"A gente vai discutir a novelinha todo dia, mas ela também pode discutir o futebolzinho de vez em quando, porque mulher não gosta entendeu, né" (H-3). Os resultados apresentados nessa categoria são apontados também na literatura como motivos de conflito (Faulkner et al, 2005;Giudici et al, 2011;Iveniuk, et al, 2014;Karahan, 2009;Pazo & Aguiar, 2012;Silva & Vandenberghe , 2009;Torossian et al, 2009). São problemas que os casais referem, normalmente, no início do casamento e que são resolvidos paulatinamente, enquanto outros surgem ao longo do ciclo vital.…”

“…Alguns estudos indicam que os conflitos estão associados mais fortemente à forma como os cônjuges se comunicam do que ao conteúdo comunicado (Karahan, 2009;Silva & Vandenberghe, 2009;Torossian, Heleno & Vizzotto, 2009). Outras pesquisas apontam que a negociação frente aos conflitos será construtiva se os cônjuges forem empáticos, otimistas e valorizarem mais os aspectos positivos do parceiro e do relacionamento, e que será destrutiva se os cônjuges forem individualistas, pessimistas, tenderem à racionalização e à culpabilização (Cundiff, Smith & Frandsen, 2012;Iveniuk, Waite, Laumann, Mcclintock, & Tiedt, 2014;Pazo & Aguiar, 2012;Veldorale-Brogan, Lambert, Fincham, & DeWall, 2013).…”

The Effect of the Family Training Program on Married Women’s Couple-Burnout Levels

“…These programs, which aim at enriching the marriage relationship, are seen to especially concentrate on providing basic skills such as communication, problem solving, and conflict resolution (Askari et al, 2012;Burchard et al, 2003;Canel, 2007;Daire et al, 2012;Duran & Hamamcı, 2010;Ersanlı & Kalkan, 2003;Faircloth & Cummings, 2008;Faircloth et al, 2011;Hahlweg & Richter, 2010;Heidari et al, 2010;Kalkan, 2002;Kalkan & Ersanlı, 2008;Karahan, 2007;Öğretir, 2004;Sardoğan & Karahan, 2005;Yıldız, 2010). Studies have reported that the development of these skills increases positive attitudes, mutual tolerance, feelings of trust, problem-solving skills, marital adjustment, and satisfaction, while decreasing aggressive behaviors, destructive conflicts, miscommunications, anxiety, stress, and the inclination to divorce.…”

“…The effects of marriage-relationship training programs on marital satisfaction; marital adjustment; quality of life; and couples' communications, problem-solving skills, level of empathy, tendency toward passive conflict, marital stability, and stress have been investigated in existing studies (Askari, Noah, Hassan, & Baba, 2012;Burchard et al, 2003;Canel, 2007;Daire et al, 2012;Faircloth & Cummings, 2008;Faircloth, Schermerhorn, Mitchell, Cummings, & Cummings, 2011;Hahlweg & Richter, 2010;Heidari, Sanaei Zaker, Delavar, Navabi-Nejad, & Shafiabady, 2010;Kalkan & Ersanlı, 2008;Karahan, 2007;Sardoğan & Karahan, 2005). No studies were encountered in the literature that had thoroughly examined couple burnout experimentally, which is the dependent variable of the present study.…”

Evlilik öncesi çift eğitimi üzerine bir derleme çalışması

“…Ancak, bu araflt›rmalar›n büyük bir ço¤unlu¤unun evli bireyler üzerinde gerçeklefl-tirildi¤i görülmektedir. Bu çal›flmalarda programlar›n; evli bireylerde ego durumlar› (Sevim, 1996), evlilik uyumu (Kalkan, 2002;Sardo¤an ve Karahan, 2005), evlilik iliflkilerini de¤erlendir-me (Ersanl› ve Kalkan, 2003), evlilik doyumu (Canel, 2007), çat›flma çözme becerisi (Karahan, 2009) ve fonksiyonel olmayan tutumlar (Kalkan ve Ersanl›, 2009) gibi de¤iflkenler üzerindeki etkileri incelenmifltir.…”