Vahideh Babakhani
Abstract
Marital infidelity is one of the most important traumatic factors for couples and families, and is a common phenomenon for family and marriage therapists. It has a significant impact on the betrayed spouse. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on ...
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Marital infidelity is one of the most important traumatic factors for couples and families, and is a common phenomenon for family and marriage therapists. It has a significant impact on the betrayed spouse. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on enduring the distress and self-control of betrayed women. The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. Of all the betrayed women who referred to the Family Counseling Office in District 3 of Tehran in the first 6 months of 2019, 34 women were selected based on their availability and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group then experienced acceptance and commitment therapy in 8 sessions. Participants in the present study were asked to complete data collection tools including Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and Self-Control Scale (SCS) in both pre-test and post-test stages. The results of the present study showed that acceptance and commitment therapy has a significant effect on increasing the tolerance of distress and self-control of betrayed women (P = 0.0001). According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can be used as an intervention method for marital infidelity and as one of the methods of intervention in treatment and counseling sessions.
Vahideh Babakhani; Shokouh Navabinejad; Abdullah Shafiabady; Alireza Kiamanesh
Volume 2, Issue 2 , November 2015, , Pages 79-92
Abstract
Among the factors causing conflicts between the couple are the subjects and underlying of their thoughts. In other words, when the couple has their own thoughts and special mental patterns, they may face conflicts in their communication with each other. On this basis, the present research was conducted ...
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Among the factors causing conflicts between the couple are the subjects and underlying of their thoughts. In other words, when the couple has their own thoughts and special mental patterns, they may face conflicts in their communication with each other. On this basis, the present research was conducted aiming at determining the effectiveness of training Feldman's integrated approach on the increase of mindfulness and decrease of marital conflicts of the couple. The research was an experimental research of pretest-posttest type with a control group. For this purpose, 10 couples who were eligible for the conditions intended by the researcher were selected and they were then placed in two groups, namely test and witness groups. The test group was then influenced by Feldman integrated approach during 8 sessions each for 90-120 minutes. Mindfulness scale (FFMQ) and Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ) were executed as research instruments in both groups during three stages, namely pretest, posttest and follow-up). The findings obtained from data analysis indicated that there is a significant difference between pretest and posttest scores of test and control groups. It means that training Feldman's integrated approach has increased mindfulness and has decreased marital conflicts of the couples and this effect is durable over time. Considering the findings of the present research, it can be concluded that Feldman's integrated approach can be used by couple therapists and family therapists as one of the interventional procedures.
