Nafas Journal

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of  Transactional analysis approach training  on couples coping strategies and family adaptation in women with marital conflicts caused by the Corona virus outbreak crisis. The research method was quasi exterimental pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of the present study included all women who referred to mahya Counseling Center in Tehran in April 2020 due to marital conflicts caused by the outbreak of Corona virus. In this study, according to the inclusion criteria of the available method, 30 people were selected and then randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Comparison of Lazarus and Folkman CSQ (1988), Elson Family Adaptation Questionnaire et al. FACES-III by David H. Elson, Joyce Portner, and Joao Levy (1985) analyzed the data using multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings showed that the effectiveness of  Transactional analysis training (TA)  was effective in increasing coping strategies and family adaptation at the level. The two periods of pre-test and post-test show a significant difference between the control and experimental groups.

In general, it is recommended that Transactional analysis approach training be used to increase coping strategies and family adaptation in women with marital conflicts caused by the Corona outbreak crisis.