TY - JOUR JF - Babol-Jbums JO - J Babol Univ Med Sci VL - 19 IS - 9 PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/9/01 TI - Effectiveness of Quran Therapy on Increased Marital Satisfaction in Married Women TT - اثربخشی قرآن درمانی برافزایش رضایت زناشویی زنان متاهل N2 - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In Islam, family is a sacred environment and, according to the Quran, is a real place of tranquility. What matters in a marriage is the marital satisfaction. This study aims to investigate the effect of Quran teachings and its supreme concepts on marital satisfaction in married women. METHODS: This case-control study was conducted in Babol, northern Iran, among 50 married women who married at least one year before, divided into two groups of 25. The women in case group were trained for 10 sessions, and the sessions included Quran therapy and educational package including Quranic verses and related interpretations. Then, the two groups were evaluated by marital satisfaction index questionnaire, with a score range of 0 – 100. FINDINGS: The mean marital satisfaction score was 41.88±25.5 in the case group and 40.96±31.54 in the control group before the intervention, while it was 46.26±30.42 in the case group and 39.76±25.5 in the control group after intervention. There was a significant difference in the case group before and after the intervention (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The results of the research showed that the use of Quran and the Quranic teachings, in the shadow of divine verses, leads to increased marital satisfaction and mental health of married women. SP - 62 EP - 67 AU - Mahdavifar, H AU - Yadollahpour, MH AU - Hassanzadeh, R AD - Department of Theology Teaching, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R.Iran KW - Quran KW - Quran therapy KW - Marital satisfaction UR - http://jbums.org/article-1-6248-en.html DO - 10.22088/jbums.19.9.62 ER -