The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program Using Dialogue in Developing Marital Compatibility among Married University Students

Abstract

This study was conducted to know the effectiveness of the dialogue method in developing marital compatibility among married university students. The current research is a quasi-experimental design with a preliminary test, a post-test, and a follow-up test, with two groups (experimental and control), the basic research sample consisted of 40 male and female students according to the scores they obtained from the marital compatibility scale. The scale was distributed to the students three times in the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up test (less than 60 days). The results of the study showed the effectiveness of the counseling method in developing marital compatibility among married university students. Statistically significant differences between the ranks of marital compatibility scores between the experimental and control groups for the post-test, when comparisons were made, it was found that there were differences in favor of the experimental group, according to the results of the current research, the researcher reached several conclusions, recommendations, and proposals.