The Bern stein behavioral- communicative treatment effectiveness on conflicts and general health of couples

The aim of the present study is the efficacy of behavioral approaches - Contact Bernstein on marital conflict and general health of women with marital problems. The study population is included of womenʹs counseling centers. The study sample is consisted of 28 women that its score on marital conflict was one standard deviation above the mean and the GHQ cut-off point of 24 was higher. The sample was selected randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The study design was a pretest and posttest control group. The treatment plan (behavioral approach - Contact Bernstein) over 8 and a half hour sessions per week, a meeting was conducted. Results using analysis of covariance is revealed that the behavioral approach - Contact Bernstein reduce conflicts and improve general health of women with marital problems. The results indicate that the behavioral approach - marital communication interventions are effective and can be used in counseling centers.