Journal of Counseling Research

Marital adjustment and cohesion are concepts which their absence can result in marital conflicts and problems. Thus, the research is trying to compare two approaches which have holistic and reductionist viewpoints in treating couples’ maladjustment and cohesion. So, 24 couples (48 persons) were selected randomly and were divided in 3 groups (16 persons, each group consists of 8 men and 8 women). randomly, a group assigned for Systems-Centerd Therapy, another for Psycho-Educational Therapy, and the last as control group. after conducting 12 sessions of Systems-Centered Therapy, and 10 sessions Psycho-Education Therapy, groups were compared about marital adjustment and marital cohesion. results showed that these two approaches have no significant difference in treating marital adjustment and marital cohesion. .

The present research was performed to Design the Marital Adjustment Model with due attention to Islamic life Style and Perfectionism in High School Teachers in Birjand. The method of research was non experimental and structural equation Modeling (SEM). A sample of 300 teachers from Birjand city was selected through random cluster sampling (150 male and 150 female). The tools included: Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT) Kaviani’s Islamic life Style Test (ILST), Tehran Multi Phase Perfectionism Scale (TMPS). Descriptive statistical methods including calculation of mean, standard deviation and path analysis inferential statistics indexes were used. The hypothetical model was tested through path analysis by using the Amos software The Islamic life style has had a direct and positive effect on marital adjustment, and Perfectionism has also had a direct and negative effect on marital adjustment. But there is no meaningful relation between Islamic life style and Perfectionism. The results showed that the model, after modification, the model fitness indexes enjoyed a desirable status. .