Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2002;40(11):39-54.
부부관계 항상 프로그램을 통한 결혼초기 부부의 의사소통 능력 증진에 관한 연구 - 유아기 가족의 부부를 중심으로 -
A Study on Communication Improvement for the Early Marriage through Marital Relationship Enhancement Program
방현주, 이기숙
신라대학교 가족학과
ABSTRACT
The goal of this study is to develop a program which can improve couples' communication skills that serve to enhance their relationships and to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The summary of major result of the research were as follows; 1 The content of communication program for couples in the early marriage focused on improvement of communication skills, on enhancement of couples' intimacy and on coping ability for marriage life. 2. The developed program served to communication improvement for couples in the early marriage. Analyzing specifically the results of test before and after, the average scores of sub-areas such as listening, speaking and solving problems were all increased after the program than before the program. Significant differences of sub-areas appeared, either. 3. The developed program contributed to enhancement of couples' mutual understanding and their relationships