Determining the effect of training positive thinking on marital adjustment

The study aims to determine the effect of training positive thinking on marital adjustment; the present research method is quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test and control group. In this research the statistical population included couples referring to the Educational and Psychology Home of Mashhad. Available sampling method was used and 30 people were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups of 15 people. To train the experiment group a combination of Seligman s Positive-Thinking Protocol (2011), and an extract from Positive Textbook of Susan Quilliam (2003) were used. Measuring tool included Spaniers’ Marital adjustment Questionnaire (1976).Data analysis was performed by SPSS.21 software and in the descriptive statistics section the frequency, percentage, average and standard deviation and in the inferential statistics the covariance analysis were used.The results of data analysis indicated that training positive thinking has a significant effect on marital adjustment and results in improvement of marital adjustment.

Keywords:

positive thinking , marital adjustments , couples