The Effectiveness of Group Training of Transactional Analysis on Intimacy in Couples

摘要

The aim of the recent study was to examine the effectiveness of group training of Transactional Analysis on intimacy in Couples. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test control group design with 3- month follow up session. The sample consisted of 30 people who had shown positive responses to cooperation invitation of researchers and gained the lowest scores in 17- item intimacy scale. Then they randomly located in two 15-people control and experimental groups. The experimental group received eight 90-minute training sessions of Transactional Analysis. Afterwards the post-tests were taken to both groups and after 3 months a follow up test was taken. The ANCOVA was used for analysing the data. The results indicated that training Transactional Analysis concepts had a significant impact on increasing intimacy in Couples and the impression had been also stable for 3 months.