Effectiveness of transactional analysis therapy on depression and marital adjustment of couples

Abstract

The present study examined the effectiveness of transactional analysis therapy on reducing depression and improving marital adjustment of couples. The hypothesis was receiving transactional analysis therapy would reduce depression and increase marital adjustment among married couples. The independent variable was transactional analysis therapy and the dependent variables were depression and marital adjustment scores. The sample included 20 Bangladeshi married couples, who were selected through opportunistic basis from a psychiatric clinic of Dhaka city. Depression Scale and Locke Wallace -marital adjustment questionnaire were used to measure depression level and marital adjustment level of the participants. A repeated measure design was followed without control group. The pretest-posttest measured before and after 11 counseling sessions and the 12 th number session was follow up session. The follow up session measured after one month of termination period in counselling. The results have shown that there was a statistically significant difference (F = 282.65, p< 0.00) in marital adjustment score of participants over the three time periods and pair wise comparisons indicate that there was significant difference between pretest and post-test and also between pretest and follow- up test at the 0.05 level. Results also have shown that, there was statistically significant difference (F = 359.26, p< 0.00) in depression score of participants over the three time periods and pair wise comparisons also indicate that there was significant difference between pretest and post-test and also between pretest and follow- up test at the 0.05 level. This implied a significant positive impact of transactional analysis therapy on depression and marital adjustment.