Abstract

Premarital education can benefit couples from many socioeconomic levels. This study aimed to validate the PREP questionnaire and then explore the effectiveness of PREP education for Iranian couples. This study has been done in two phases. In the first phase, the PREP questionnaire was validated. In the second phase, quasi-experimental research was conducted in a pretest-post-test control group design to examine the effectiveness of the PREP education for 15 participants in the experimental group and 15 participants in the control group. The results of factor analysis in the first phase of the study revealed that the PREP questionnaire consists of four factors of Friendship and Emotional Safety; Communication Danger Signs; Social Integration, and Communication Skills. In the second phase of PREP education, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the post-test on all four factors. Also, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control group on all factors except Social Integration. We can conclude that by utilizing PREP, the researchers found that interpersonal relationships are highly valued for participants and utilizing PREP and other educational programs can successfully help Iranian couples navigate through the complexity of relational dynamics with more knowledge and skills.

摘要

婚前教育可以使许多社会经济水平的夫妇受益。这项研究旨在验证PREP问卷，然后探索对伊朗夫妇进行PREP教育的有效性。这项研究分两个阶段完成。在第一阶段，对PREP问卷进行了验证。在第二阶段，在测试前-测试后控制组设计中进行了准实验研究，以检查15名实验组参与者和15名对照组参与者的PREP教育有效性。研究第一阶段的因素分析结果显示，PREP问卷由四个因素组成：友谊和情绪安全；通讯危险标志；社会融合和沟通技巧。在PREP教育的第二阶段，在所有四个因素的后测中，实验组和对照组之间存在显着差异。此外，实验组和对照组之间除社会融合外的所有其他因素均存在显着差异。我们可以得出结论，通过利用PREP，研究人员发现人际关系对于参与者具有很高的价值，并且利用PREP和其他教育计划可以成功地帮助伊朗夫妇在具有更多知识和技能的复杂关系动态中导航。