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The Effect of Life Skills on Marital Conflict, compatibility, and Intimacy

The effectiveness of life skills training on marital conflicts, compatibility, and intimacy in married students

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20260318069001N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2026-04-24
Start date
2026-05-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Marital relationship problems. Problems in relationship with spouse or partner

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention group will participate in 10 sessions of 60 minutes each (one session per week) over a period of two months and will receive the following training:

Sponsors

Islamic Azad University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being a student at one of the academic levels (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral) at the university Being married and having at least one year of cohabitation experience in order to have sufficient experience of marital relationship Informed consent to participate in the research and willingness to attend life skills training sessions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having severe psychological disorders or taking certain psychiatric medications (based on self-report or medical records) that may affect the results. Participation in other educational or therapeutic programs related to marital relationships prior to the implementation of the study. Occurrence of severe stressful events (such as divorce, infidelity, or the loss of first-degree relatives) prior to the study, which may affect the dependent variables

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Marital compatibility. Timepoint: At the start of the intervention, 2 weeks after the intervention, 8 weeks after the intervention, 2 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Spanier Marital Adjustment Inventory (1976).;Marital Conflict. Timepoint: At the start of the intervention, 2 weeks after the intervention, 8 weeks after the intervention, 2 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Kansas Marital Conflict Scale (KMCS) (1985).;Marital Intimacy. Timepoint: At the start of the intervention, 2 weeks after the intervention, 8 weeks after the intervention, 2 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Bagarozi Marital Intimacy Questionnaire (2001).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRazieh Godarzi

Islamic Azad University

parisagoodarzi5399@gmail.com+98 61 3228 8784

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026