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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Education
Notes
- Abstract:
- Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Premarital Seminar with engaged couples in the Catholic Church preparing for marriage on couple communication. Participants were adults who were voluntarily recruited from local Catholic Churches. They attended a six-hour seminar and completed two inventories, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Marital Communication Inventory. Method : The design of the study was a quantitative design utilizing a true experiment with random assignment. The independent variable was the MBTI Seminar. The dependent variable was couple communication. The Marital Communication Inventory was used as the pre and posttest. There was a total of 18 couples, or 36 participants. They were randomly assigned to experimental or wait-list control group. There were 10 couples, or 20 participants in the experimental group and 8 couples, or 16 participants in the wait-list control group. A t-test data analysis was used to assess differences between the experimental and control group on the dependent measure. The null hypothesis tested was: There will be no significant difference between the experimental and control groups’ MCI scores measuring whether or not there is an improvement in couple communication. Major Findings : The null hypothesis of this study predicted that there would be no significant difference between the experimental and control group participants’ MCI scores measuring whether or not there would be an improvement in couple communication. The null hypothesis was rejected as the findings of this study indicated that there was a significant difference between the groups. The experimental group improved their couple communication scores after attending the MBTI premarital seminar. The experimental group’s MCI mean gain scores showed a statistically significant gain over the control group’s MCI mean gain scores. The statistical analysis supported that participating in the seminar, which focused on describing the different personality types, the strengths and weaknesses of each, how each processes information, and how this affects couple communication, does help couples to understand one another better, thereby improving their communication with one another.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2005.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-69).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Gloria M. Rivera. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- HQ10.5.U6 R58 2005_RiveraGloria ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- HQ10.5.U6 R58 2005 ( lcc )
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