Purpose: The purpose of this study was to design a conceptual
model of the antecedents and consequences of marital boredom and
to determine the effectiveness of the training protocol derived from
the model on improving marital boredom and intimacy.
Materials and methods: The quasi-experimental research method
was a single-subject design with multiple baselines and the
statistical population was couples who referred to the consultation
center of Raz Clinic in Shiraz and the clinic of the General
Directorate of Exceptional Education of Fars Province in Shiraz in
the fall of 1400. Using the purposeful sampling method, 3 couples
were selected as a sample. The therapeutic program of the training
protocol extracted from the conceptual model (1400) was
implemented by the tutors and counselors during 10 sessions, and
after the end of the treatment, the follow-up was done in two stages
with intervals. It took place for one month. The subjects responded
to the emotional intimacy subscale of Shaffer Valson's (1981)
Personal Emotional Evaluation of Intimacy Questionnaire (1981)
and Pines Marital Boredom Test (1). The data were analyzed by
visual analysis method, recovery percentage formula and stable
change index.
Findings: The results showed that the treatment of the conceptual
model protocol increased emotional intimacy and marital quality
and reduced marital burnout of couples and this effect remained
stable in the follow-up phase.
Conclusion: The conceptual model protocol treatment has the
required efficiency and couple therapists can use this conceptual
model in working with couples in order to reduce marital boredom
and increase emotional intimacy and improve marital quality,
especially in the early years of a couple's marriage, which has a
significant effect. to take