Investigating the Effectiveness of Developing a Pre-Marriage Educational Package based on Film based on the Concepts of Sternberg's Theory on the Adjustment of Love Stories in Unmarried Girls

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of developing a pre-marriage educational package based on the concepts of Sternberg's theory on love stories in single girls. Method: The current research is applied in terms of purpose, quasi-experimental in terms of research method, and pre-test-post-test with control group and follow-up stage in terms of research design. The statistical population of this research was made up of people who referred to Haft Sange Zendegi Educational Institute in ۲۰۲۳. Before conducting the training classes, both groups (including the intervention group and the control group) were evaluated with the research measurement tool. Then, for the intervention group, the film therapy program based on Sternberg's concepts was implemented in the amount of ۲۵ sessions of two hours per hour. Results: According to the findings, the asymmetric story variable (P=۰.۸۶۱), thematic story variable (P<۰.۰۰۱), participatory story variable (P<۰.۰۰۱), narrative type story variable (P=۰.۸۶۳), genre story variable (P=۰.۹۷۶) There was no significant difference between the two experimental and control groups during the pre-test. Similarly, there was no significant difference between the two experimental and control groups during the pre-test (P=۰.۳۵۱), but there was a significant difference between the two post-test and follow-up periods between the control and experimental groups (P<۰.۰۰۱). However, there was no significant difference between post-test and follow-up in the thematic story variable (P=۰.۲۳۲). Likewise, there was no significant difference between the post-test and follow-up in the story variable (P=۰.۵۴۸). Conclusion: This study is unique in Iran as it involves premarital counseling based on movies.

کلیدواژه ها:

Pre-marriage educational package ، Film-based ، Concepts of Sternberg' s theory ، Love story ، Single girls