Researcher Fatima Abdo Abdullah Al-Azzazi was awarded a PhD degree in Educational Psychology for her dissertation titled: The Effectiveness of a Selective Counseling Program in Enhancing Marital Adjustment and Its Impact on Reducing Role Conflict among Female Teachers in Hodeida City, which was submitted to Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education–Sana’a University. The dissertation defense was held on Tuesday, November 11, 2026.
The PhD Viva-Voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:
• Assoc. Prof. Amat Al-Razzaq Mohammed Al-Weshali – Internal Examiner and Chair, Sana’a University.
• Assoc. Prof. Abdo Saeed Al-Sanaani – Main Supervisor and Committee Member, Taiz University.
• Assoc. Prof. Lutfi Mohammed Yahya Hareesh – External Examiner and Committee Member, Thamar University.
The dissertation aimed to assess the effectiveness of a selective counseling program in enhancing marital adjustment and reducing role conflict among married female teachers in Hodeida City.
One of the dissertation’s key findings was that the selective counseling program was effective in enhancing marital adjustment and reducing role conflict among female teachers in the experimental group.
Based on such finding, the researcher made the following recommendations:
• The Ministry of Education and educational guidance offices should adopt the selective counseling program and incorporate it into professional development and psychological support programs for female teachers.
• Psychologists and social workers should employ effective counseling techniques, such as the empty-chair technique, positive self-talk, and role-playing, when addressing employees’ work-related stress and family problems.
• School leaders should be made more aware of the dual pressures faced by female teachers, take psychological considerations into account when assigning duties, and help prevent work-related burdens from extending into their home lives.
The dissertation defense was attended by a number of academics, graduate students, researchers, as well as the researcher's colleagues and family members.
