Effects of a Couple Communication Program on Marital Adjustment

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Table 1.

Demographic Features of the Study and Control Groups

	Study Group	Control Group
Mean age (years)	36 ± 0.1 year (min. 32, max. 44)	35 ± 0.3 years (min. 31, max. 45)
Relationship status	Married = 14	Married = 14
Mean duration of marriage (years)	4.8 ± 0.2 (min. 0.2, max. 0.7)	4.1 ± 0.6 (min. 0.2, max. 0.8)
Education status (mean years spent in education)	11.34 ± 0.8 (min. 0.8. max. 0.14)	11.25 ± 0.5 (min. 0.7. max. 0.16)
Mean number of children	1.7	1.6

Table 2.

Mann-Whitney U Test Results Comparing the Total Scores of Both Groups’ Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Groups	No.	Row Average	Row Total	U	P
Initial Scores
Pretest study	14	14.18	198.50	93.500	0.836
Pretest control	14	14.82	207.50		P > .05
Scores at the termination of the program^*
Post-test study	14	21.04	294.50	6.500	0.000
Post-test control	14	7.96	111.50		P < .001