ABSTRACT

Background

Imprisonment is tied to relationship churning among romantic partners—all of which contribute to family instability. Imprisonment of a father is a serious critical life event because it can disrupt family relationships, contribute to negative outcomes for children, and aggravate material and social problems such as unemployment and social exclusion. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Transactional Analysis (TA) on couple's communication patterns in prisoners and their wives.

Method

The method of the study was semi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test, and waiting list control group. 22 couples (44 people) were selected by convenience sampling method. They were assigned into two groups; an experimental group (11 couples) and a waiting list control group (11 couples). The participants in the experimental group were given 10 sessions of Transactional Analysis (TA) while the waiting list control group received no treatment. MANCOVA models were used to analyze the data, which was obtained from implementing CPQ.

Results

The findings showed that communication patterns were improved between prisoners and their wives. Therefore, the principle of TA had a positive effect on enhancing communication patterns.

Conclusion

the TA approach is an appropriate way to reduce communication problems of prisoners and their spouses.

中文翻译：

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交易分析（TA）对囚犯及其妻子之间夫妻沟通模式的有效性，一项随机试点效能试验

摘要

背景

监禁与浪漫伴侣之间的关系搅动有关——所有这些都会导致家庭不稳定。父亲入狱是一件严重的人生大事，因为它会破坏家庭关系，对孩子造成负面影响，并加剧失业和社会排斥等物质和社会问题。本研究旨在确定交易分析 (TA) 对囚犯及其妻子夫妻沟通模式的有效性。

方法

该研究的方法是半实验性的，包括前测、后测和等待名单对照组。采用方便抽样法选择了22对夫妇（44人）。他们被分成两组；一个实验组（11对）和一个等候名单对照组（11对）。实验组的参与者接受了 10 次交易分析 (TA)，而等待名单对照组则不接受任何治疗。MANCOVA 模型用于分析数据，这些数据是通过实施 CPQ 获得的。

结果

研究结果表明，囚犯和他们的妻子之间的沟通模式得到了改善。因此，TA的原则对增强沟通模式有积极的作用。

结论

TA 方法是减少囚犯及其配偶沟通问题的适当方式。