Maryam Kheiripour Langroudi - Department of psychology, Kish International branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish island, Iran
Mohammadreza Seirafi - Department of psychology, Kish International branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish island, Iran
Farahnaz Meschi - Department of psychology, Kish International branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish island, Iran

In this study, the effectiveness of Fordyce happiness training on marital satisfaction and strategies of coping withstress in women with MS was investigated. The study population consisted of all women members of the MS Society ofIran in Tehran (1381 participants) with multiple sclerosis in the spring of 1395. The sample consisted of 40 people fromthe community; the non-random sampling (available) participated in this study. And they are randomly divided into twogroups of 20-persons, experimental and control groups. To measure marital satisfaction and coping strategies,respectively marital satisfaction questionnaire (Enrich) and coping strategies Reza-Khani was used. The research designwas semi experimental, pre-test and post-test with control group. Then Fordyce happiness training on the experimentalgroup in 10 sessions of 70 minutes and a meeting was conducted in a week, after completing the training program, the 2groups were assessed. In order to analyze the data collected In addition of using multivariate analysis of variance I useddescriptive statistics, inferential statistics and the results of analysis of covariance showed that Fordyce happinesstraining increased marital satisfaction and improved strategies of coping with stress in women with MS in theexperimental group compared with the control group.Conclusion: Fordyce happiness training effects on marital satisfaction and strategies of coping with stress inwomen (members of the MS Society) with relapsing-remitting MS.

Fordyce Happiness, Marital satisfaction , stress , women M.S. Patients