The effectiveness of encouragement skills training on eight intimacy needs of women referring to consultant centers in Isfahan

Background: Marriage is one of the supreme social customs that satisfies emotional needs such as the establishment of intimate relationships. Regarding the role of quality, a close and sincere relationship in the overall quality of happiness and general satisfaction of spouses, the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of training encouragement skills on eight special needs of women referring to counseling centers in Isfahan. Method: In this semi-experimental study with pre-test post-test design, 30 women selected through the available sampling method. Also, they were referred to the Farabi hospital in Isfahan and, divided into experimental and control groups. Then, they have completed the questionnaire of the Bagarozy's intimacy needs (2001). The experimental group trained encouragement skills in 10 sessions. Data analysis utilized descriptive and inferential statistical methods in SPSS-18.  Results: Results of Covariance analysis indicated that educational sessions had a significant effect on the eight intimacy needs of women in the experimental group (p˂0.05). The education of encouragement skills was active on the total score on intimacy and dimensions of emotional closeness, psychological intimacy, intellectual intimacy and aesthetic intimacy (P <0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, design and development of such programs by enhancing the intimacy and satisfaction of their spouses can help them to improve relationships with others.