Gratitude and Forgiveness for Marital Wellbeing Effectiveness of an Integrative-Positive Marital Programme in the Enhancement of Wellbeing Among Married Couples

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Chapter 1 Pursuit of Marital Wellbeing Chapter 2 Marital Relationship, Gratitude, and Forgiveness: An Appraisal Marriage and Family Family and Marriage in the Philippines Changes and Transitions in the Filipino Families Marital Relationship and Marital Distress Positive Psychology and Marital Relationship Positive Emotions Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions Positive Emotional Expression and Impact in Relationship Gratitude and Forgiveness Gratitude Forgiveness Interventions for Relationship Enhancement Fostering Gratitude Fostering Forgiveness Summary and Insights Chapter 3 Experimental Dimension of Enhancing Marital Wellbeing Statement of the Problem 45 Hypotheses 46 Theoretical Framework 46 The Broaden and Build Theory 46 The Self-Expansion Theory 48 Escalation Theory 49 Conceptual Framework 50 Definition of Terms 51 Research Design 52 Research Setting 54 Participants and Sampling Technique 55 Research Instruments 56 Personal Data Sheet 56 Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) 57 Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised (MSI-R) 59 Research Procedure 62 Pre-Experimental Phase 62 Experimental Phase 66 Post-Experimental Phase 65 Controlling Extraneous Variables 65 Statistical Treatment of the Data 67 Scope and Limitation of the Study 68 Chapter 4 71 Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data Problem 1 What Is the Composition of the Integrative-Positive Marital Programme (IPMP)? 71 Problem 2 What Are the Mean Scores and Standard Deviation (SD) Values of the Participants before and after the Intervention Programme as Measured by Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised (MSI-R)? Problem 3 Is There a Significant Difference between the Experimental and Control Groups in the Pre-Test and Post-Test Mean Scores as Measured by the DAS and MSI-R? Problem 4 Is There a Significant Difference between the Pre-Test and Post-Test Mean Scores of the Experimental and Control Groups as Measured by the DAS and MSI-R? Problem 5 To What Extent Was the Integrative-Positive Marital Programme Effective for the Participants? Chapter 5 Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation Summary 99 Conclusions 102 Recommendations 103