Effect of Marital Adjustment Strategies on Emotional Divorce Among Married Women

NCT07652411 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: emotoinal divorce
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 320
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Aim: The current study aims to evaluate the impact of marital adjustment strategies on emotional divorce among married women. Design: A mixed design consisting of a cross-sectional study and a quasi-experimental one-group pre-test/post-test design. Sample: A purposive sample of 320 married women. Setting: Antenatal Outpatient Clinics at the New Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt. Tools: Data will be collected using three tools: a structured interview questionnaire, the Emotional Divorce Scale, and the Marital Adjustment Strategies Scale. Intervention: Participants will receive a structured marital adjustment strategies program delivered through educational sessions designed to address communication, coping, emotional expression, problem-solving, and marital adjustment strategies. Outcome Measures: Emotional divorce levels and marital adjustment strategies will be assessed at baseline and after completion of the intervention according to the study protocol.

Conditions

Marital Relationship

Keywords

Emotional Divorce; Marital Relations; Marital Adjustment Strategies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Emotional Divorce Scale Score

  Emotional Divorce Scale score, adapted from Al-Mahrazi (2019). The scale consists of 24 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 24 to 120. Lower scores indicate higher levels of emotional divorce, whereas higher scores indicate greater marital emotional connectedness.

  Baseline and 1 month after completion of the intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Marital Adjustment Strategies Scale Score

  Baseline and 6 months after intervention initiation

Study Arms (1)

Marital Adjustment Strategies Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this arm received a structured Marital Adjustment Strategies Program designed to improve marital relationships and reduce emotional divorce. The intervention focused on enhancing communication skills, emotional expression, conflict resolution, and coping strategies among married women. The program consisted of sequential phases: preparatory, implementation, and evaluation. The preparatory phase included baseline assessment of participants. The implementation phase involved structured educational and counseling sessions targeting communication, emotional regulation, problem-solving, and stress management skills. The evaluation phase assessed the effectiveness of the intervention through comparison of pre- and post-intervention outcomes. This arm represents the intervention group in a single-arm quasi-experimental study among married women attending outpatient clinics at Mansoura University Hospital.

Other: Educational Program; Marital Counseling Program

Interventions

Educational Program; Marital Counseling Program OTHER

A structured educational program was implemented to improve marital and emotional adjustment among participants.

Marital Adjustment Strategies Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Free from any medical and psychological disorders.
• couples are committed to staying in one house despite emotional divorce or not.
• wives married for 2 years, the family had children who were both spouses and not children of either spouse.

You may not qualify if:

• Age ≤ (18 or ≥ 55) years.
• Illegal marriage.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mansoura University: lead

Central Study Contacts

suzan Tawfik mohamed, MSc

CONTACT

+201067778797; Drsuzantwfeek@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: No masking was applied in this study, as it is an open-label, single-group quasi-experimental design.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Single group assignment. This study utilized a single-group, quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test approach. All participants received the same marital adjustment strategies intervention, and outcomes will measured before and after the implementation of the program to assess its effectiveness in reducing emotional divorce.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 17, 2026
• First Posted: June 17, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): December 11, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 11, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 11, 2027
• Last Updated: June 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06