Effectiveness of the Relationship Enhancement Program on Relationship Satisfaction of University Students

YALÇIN İ., Ersever O. G.

HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, cilt.30, sa.2, ss.185-201, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.185-201
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Relationship satisfaction, relationship education, Relationship Enhancement Program, COUPLE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALISM-COLLECTIVISM, RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION, ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIP QUALITY, YOUNG-ADULTS, MARRIAGE, CONFLICT, INTERVENTIONS, LONELINESS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the Relationship Enhancement Program on relationship satisfaction of university students. It is an experimental design with one experimental and one control group with three measurements. The data used in this study was obtained using Relationship Assessment Scale and recordings of focus group interviews during which couples in the experimental group evaluated the training program. Mann Whitney U, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Tests, and descriptive analysis techniques were used to analyze the data. The results of the study revealed that there was a significant difference between post-tests of the experimental and control groups. Also, there was a significant improvement in the experimental group from pre to post test. However, positive effects of the training program on relationship satisfaction of the students and their partners declined over a 2-month period. Findings were discussed, and recommendations were made for counselors and researchers.