Hossein Shahmoradi; Masoud Sadeghi; Kurosh Goodarzi; Mehdi Roozbehani
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Desire for divorce is the degree of desire and interest of couples to separate and break the marital relationship. In studying the causes of divorce, consideration of individual and psychological causes, including desire for divorce is of particular importance. The purpose of this study was to determine ...
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Desire for divorce is the degree of desire and interest of couples to separate and break the marital relationship. In studying the causes of divorce, consideration of individual and psychological causes, including desire for divorce is of particular importance. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of integrated Gottman-Emotional focused )GEF( and Strategic-Solution focused (SSF) approaches on decreasing desire for divorce in couples applying for agreed divorce. For this purpose, six couples (12 persons) were selected among all couples referring to counseling centers in Poledokhtar city in 2018. In this research, a single-case experimental design of a multiple baseline was used. The GEF and SSF treatment protocols were implemented in two to four stages of the baseline, eight to ten intervention sessions and three follow up steps. couples responded to divorce desire questionnaire (DDQ) (Rosbult et al, 1986). The results showed that the rate of improvement in the variable of desire for divorce in the group of GEF approach in the post-treatment and follow-up stages was 53.04 and 65% and in the group of SSF approach, 42.98 and 76/51%, in other words, both approaches had a significant effect on the goals of the treatment. Therefore, it can be concluded that in order to reduce the desire for divorce in couples applying for divorce, it is possible to use both integrated Gottman-Emotional focused and integrated Strategic-Solution focused approaches in treatment and consulting sessions.
Faizollah poursardar; Masoud Sadeghi; Koroush Goodarzi; Mehdi Roozbehani
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The Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and the Integrated Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT)are among the treatments that are focused on negative interactional cycles. The current study was conducted aiming at determining the effectiveness of the EFCT and the IBCT on restructuring communication ...
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The Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and the Integrated Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT)are among the treatments that are focused on negative interactional cycles. The current study was conducted aiming at determining the effectiveness of the EFCT and the IBCT on restructuring communication patterns in couples with marital conflict. The statistical population of the study consisted of all couples referring to Mehravaran clinic in Ahvaz. 6 couples were selected using purposeful sampling based on their scores in the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) regarded as distressed couples. In this study, the non-congruent multiple baseline experimental single case was used. The EFCT and IBCT protocols were carried out in two to four stages of the base line, 16 one-hour intervention sessions were held and, after a two-month follow-up. The subjects completed the Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ). Data were analyzed using visual inspect, reliable change index and the formula of improvement percentage. Findings showed that the rate of the improvement in the variable of communication patterns in the Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy group at the post-treatment and follow-up stages were 50.66 and 53.27 % and 38.80% and 41.21% for the Couple Integrated Behavioral group.Therefore, the research findings showed that Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy and the Integrated Behavioral Couples Therapy are effective on the restructuring and improvement communication patterns of the couples through changing the negative interactive cycles.
