Abstract:
The research aimed to explore the effectiveness of the counseling
program in improving marital communication skills in Saudi families. The
sample consisted of )40( Saudi women and was divided into two groups:
an experimental group and a control group. The Marital communication
scale was administered to both groups before applying the counseling to the
experimental group )as a pre-test(. After that, the counseling program was
applied to the experimental group. Next, the marital communication skills
scale was administered to both groups )as a post-test(. Finally, the marital
communication skills scale was administered to the experimental group )as an
iterative application). Results suggest that: 1- There is a significant difference
between the two groups in the post-test in all dimensions and the total score of
the marital communication skills scale in favor of the experimental group in
all cases. 2- There is a significant difference between the pre- and the post-test
of the experimental group in all dimensions and the total score of the marital
communication skills scale in favor of the post-test in all cases. 3- There is
no significant difference between the post-test and the iterative application
of the experimental group in all dimensions and the total score of the marital
communication skills scale. The above results were discussed in light of
the previous studies and counseling program. Recommendations and future
researches were suggested.