본 연구의 목적은 Satir성장모델 이론과 비폭력대화(NVC)모델 이론을 통합하여 경험적 부부집단치료프로그램을 개발하고 이의 효과성을 검증하는 것이다. 본 연구의 프로그램은 개인의 인지·정서·행동 및 과거 영향을 다루는 내적 경험과 부부체계간의 경험에 근거한 경험적 체계로 구성되었으며, 연구대상은 불화정도가 심각하다고 판단되는 부부 총 10쌍 20명으로 실험집단 부부 5쌍인 10명과 통제집단 부부 5쌍인 10명으로 구성되었다. 실험집단은 5주 동안 주 2회 매회 210분씩 10회기로 구성된 프로그램에 참여하였으며, 통제집단은 어떤 처치도 받지 않았다. 프로그램 실시 후 분석결과에 따르면, Satir성장모델과 비폭력대화(NVC)모델을 통합한 경험적 부부집단치료 프로그램은 개인 심리내면에 속하는 자존감이 향상되었다. 그러나 갈등이 심각한 부부의 누적된 감정인 분노사고의 변화에는 유의미한 결과를 나타내지 않았다. 한편 부부관계의 기능향상을 위한 부부의 정서적인 의사소통의 교류는 상승되었고 문제해결 의사소통은 상당히 향상되었다. 또한 성적 친밀감에 있어서도 의미있는 긍정적 변화를 나타냄으로써 부부체계의 변화를 보여주었다.

This study is to develop an Experiential Couple Group Therapy Program by integrating the Satir Growth Model and the NVC Model, and to verify the effects of the developed program quantitatively. This study has two research questions: First, to develop an Experiential Couple Group Therapy Program by finding the ground and the content of integrating the Satir Growth Model and NVC Model. Second, to analyze quantitatively and suggest the effects of the couple group therapy program by changing the levels of self-esteem, fury, emotional communication, communication for problem-solving, and sexual intimacy of couples with deepened marital discord. To verify the effects of the program, a group of ten couples believed to have serious marital discord was selected as a result of measuring the level of discord by the marital satisfaction test (K-MSI). This group was divided into two subgroups: testing group and controlling group. The pre and post tests were conducted against these two subgroups, and the levels of self-esteem, fury, emotional communication, communication for problem-solving, and sexual intimacy were used as measuring instrument. Afterwards, an experiential couple group therapy program was conducted against five couples before analyzing its effects quantitatively. Identical analyses criteria were applied to qualitative analyses in all research questions, and the analyses were based on the levels of changes in self-esteem, fury, emotional communication, communication for problem-solving, and sexual intimacy. The study findings led to the following conclusions: First, the quantitative analyses by the experiential couple group therapy program developed by this study showed a positive result in improving self-esteem, inner feeling, and self-cognition. Second, as a result of conducting this program, revealed that the effect in alleviating the accumulated fury of couples with chronic marital discord was insignificant, Third, the emotional communication between couples improved with the change in individual``s intrapsychic system, the communication ability for the solution of problem significantly enhanced, and meaningful change in the sexual intimacy was observed.