The effectiveness of Martin Seligman's flourishing theory training on the components of conflict resolution styles in couples with conflicts in counseling centers in Ahvaz

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Martin Seligman's flourishing theory training on the components of conflict resolution styles in couples with conflicts in counseling centers in Ahvaz. This research design was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with control and experimental groups. The statistical population of this research included all couples who were referred to Ahvaz counseling centers in 2018. The number of subjects was 30 couples diagnosed with moderate to high conflict after filling the Marital Conflict Questionnaire of Kansas Eggman et al. and were selected as available; 15 couples in the experimental group and 15 couples (30 women and 30 men) were in the control group. Before implementing the independent variable, both groups underwent a pre-test. Then the experimental group was subjected to Martin Seligman's flourishing theory training interventions during eight 60-minute sessions, while the control group did not receive this educational intervention. In this research, Rahim's Conflict Resolution Styles Questionnaire (ROCI -II) Kansas Marital Conflict Questionnaire by Eggman et al. (KMCS) was used. SPSS software and multivariate analysis of variance (MANCOVA) were used for data analysis, and a T-test was used to compare groups. The findings showed that the mean scores of constructive conflict resolution styles (integrative, domineering and compromising) in the experimental group increased after the intervention, and the mean scores of non-constructive conflict resolution styles (obliging and avoidant) decreased.