摘要：AbstractThe aim of the recent study was to examine the effectiveness of group training of Transactional Analysis on intimacy in Couples. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test control group design with 3- month follow up session. The sample consisted of 30 people who had shown positive responses to cooperation invitation of researchers and gained the lowest scores in 17- item intimacy scale. Then they randomly located in two 15-people control and experimental groups. The experimental group received eight 90-minute training sessions of Transactional Analysis. Afterwards the post-tests were taken to both groups and after 3 months a follow up test was taken. The ANCOVA was used for analysing the data. The results indicated that training Transactional Analysis concepts had a significant impact on increasing intimacy in Couples and the impression had been also stable for 3 months.
