- Title
- Couples’ perceptions of the effectiveness of imago enrichment workshops on relationship satisfaction
- Creator
- O’Keeffe, Shanna-Lee
- Subject
- Interpersonal relations -- Psychological aspects
- Subject
- Couples therapy -- Research Marital psychotherapy
- Date Issued
- 2018
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/34454
- Identifier
- vital:33381
- Description
- Romance is a prevalent component of the human relationship. The magnitude of research and literature on what constitutes relationship satisfaction, demonstrates the importance placed on understanding relationship satisfaction, and consequently a means to understanding its effect on the family unit. Relationship enrichment workshops are designed to strengthen the relationship satisfaction of romantic committed couples, thereby improving the couples’ overall well-being. However, limited research has been conducted on Imago workshops in the South African context, particularly in understanding couples’ unique experiences of these workshops. The primary aim of the research study was to explore and describe couples’ perceptions and experiences of the Imago Getting the Love You Want (GTLYW) relationship enrichment workshop on their relationship satisfaction. More specifically, the study explored how couples experienced relationship satisfaction in relation to having attended the Imago GTLYW workshop. This exploratory-descriptive study was conducted using qualitative methods, adopting the four guidelines of phenomenological analysis. Participants were obtained through purposive sampling methods and the data was gathered via semi-structured interviews, whereby it was analysed according to Braun and Clarkes six phases of thematic analysis. The three main themes identified were; Couples’ expectations of the workshop, Couples’ experience and understanding of the workshop and Couples’ shared vision of their relationship ahead. The couples reported improved experiences of relationship satisfaction post-workshop and reflected on their perceptions of significant aspects of the workshop that assisted them in achieving improved satisfaction within the relationship.
- Format
- x, 233 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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