Reza Khojasteh Mehr; Mahboobeh Kerachian; Khadijeh Shirali Nia
Volume 1, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 31-40
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Studies show that attachment styles can have a significant impact on the couple’s marital quality. This impact can be direct or indirect and can be in interaction with other significant psychological variables including the spouse’s perception of sacrificing behaviors. This study aimed to ...
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Studies show that attachment styles can have a significant impact on the couple’s marital quality. This impact can be direct or indirect and can be in interaction with other significant psychological variables including the spouse’s perception of sacrificing behaviors. This study aimed to investigate the direct and indirect effects of attachment styles on women’s marital quality through spouse’s perception of sacrificing behaviors as a mediator. 130 married female students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz participated and completed the Experiences in Close Relationships- Revised (ECR-R) Questionnaire, the Perception of Sacrificing Behaviors Measure (PDM), and the Measure of Marital Quality (MMQ). The tested model in the sample had a good fit. Results of the structural equation showed that style had direct and indirect effects on marital quality, through spouse’s perception of sacrificing behaviors, though avoidance attachment style had a negative indirect effect on marital quality through sacrificing behaviors. Findings of the present study showed that the relationship between attachment styles and marital quality was not a simple linear one but spouse’s perception of sacrificing behaviors could play a mediating role in this relationship. Findings of the present study suggest that the impact of attachment styles on spouse’s perception of sacrificing behaviors should be taken into account by therapists when working on family relationships enhancement.
Mohammad Ali Besharat; Bahar Rafiezadeh
Volume 3, Issue 1 , September 2016, , Pages 31-46
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Abstract: Sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment are the important aspects of married life that strictly affect the quality and stability of the relationship between couples. Studies have shown that several factors including psychological, social, economic, personal and demographic characteristics ...
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Abstract: Sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment are the important aspects of married life that strictly affect the quality and stability of the relationship between couples. Studies have shown that several factors including psychological, social, economic, personal and demographic characteristics affect the sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment. The aim of the present study was to predict the levels of sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment based on job variables, commitment, intimacy and sexual knowledge and attitude. For this purpose, 100 employees of the Oil Company (50 expatriate, 50 non-employees) were selected as sample group using a convenience sampling method. Participants completed The Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual State Questionnaire (GRISS), The Golombok-Rust Inventory of Marital State Questionnaire (GRIMS), Table of job information, Dimensions of Commitment Inventory (DCI), Intimacy Scale (IS), and the Sexual Knowledge and Attitude Scale (SKAS). The results showed that no significant correlation existed between sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment with job variables, while the commitment, intimacy and sexual knowledge and attitude had a positive relationship with sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment. Also, sexual satisfaction could be predicted by intimacy and sexual knowledge and attitude. Marital adjustment was also predicted by the commitment and intimacy. The results also showed that among the variables, intimacy had the largest share in prediction of sexual satisfaction and commitment had the largest share in prediction of marital adjustment. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that job variables do not affect sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment, while the commitment, intimacy and sexual knowledge and attitude play a determining role in prediction of sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment.
Bahar Hajrezaei; Shokouh Navabinejad; Alireza Kiamanesh
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Increasing the age of marriage may cause major damages to unmarried young people, especially girls, their families and the society . Economic, social, and cultural factors have changed the marriage pattern in societies. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of an integrated ...
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Increasing the age of marriage may cause major damages to unmarried young people, especially girls, their families and the society . Economic, social, and cultural factors have changed the marriage pattern in societies. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of an integrated approach of Acceptance Commitment Therapy(ACT) and Olson's preparation approach in enhancing marriage expectations and responsibility in unmarried girls. This study was experimental with pretest-posttest and control group. 40 unmarried girls in Tehran participated in the research and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight 120- minute sessions of training based on an integrated approach of (ACT) and Olson's. Marriage expectation was measured by the Marriage Expectation Scale (MES) and responsibility by the California Psychological Inventory (CPI).Results showed that the integrated approach was effective in reducing pessimistic and idealistic marriage expectations . They also revealed that the integrated approach had been effective in increasing the realistic expectations of marriage and the responsibility of the girls. It is suggested that this approach be used by marriage counselors and family therapists as an interventional procedure.
Zhaleh Koohboomi; Mohammad Ghamari; Simin Hosseinian
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Coronavirus conditions have caused stress in people and have imposed much damage on them. Traumatic conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cause dysfunctional relationships and even violence between spouses. The present study was an attempt to predict domestic violence against women ...
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Coronavirus conditions have caused stress in people and have imposed much damage on them. Traumatic conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cause dysfunctional relationships and even violence between spouses. The present study was an attempt to predict domestic violence against women during coronavirus quarantine based on cognitive flexibility with the mediating role of resilience. The present correlational type of study was conducted on a sample of 241 married women in the Karaj city by using the violence against women questionnaire (VTWI), cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI), and resilience scale (CD-RISC). The results of the present study revealed that the direct and positive effects of psychological flexibility on the components of controllability perception and the direct and positive effects of behavior justification perception on resilience were significant. There was a significant and positive relationship between resilience and domestic violence. Resilience also mediated the relationship between the components of controllability perception and behavior justification perception and domestic violence. Results of the present study revealed that women's psychological factors play a major role in causing violence towards them, and therapists can consider these factors in the treatment sessions of women under violence to reduce violence towards women.
Shahram Vahedi; Mir Mahmoud Haji Mir Akha; Zakiehe Najarian
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Divorce is one of the most complex social phenomena that shakes the foundations of the family, and its most destructive effects will be on children. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Positive Psychology Training on reducing internalized behavioral problems of children ...
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Divorce is one of the most complex social phenomena that shakes the foundations of the family, and its most destructive effects will be on children. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Positive Psychology Training on reducing internalized behavioral problems of children from divorced families. The research design was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group. The sample consisted of 40 students who were selected by the available sampling method from elementary schools of Ajabshir city and then randomly assigned to two experimental (n=20) and control groups (n=20). Child Behavioral Checklist Questionnaire (CBCL) was used to collect data. For the experimental group, 15 sessions of a positivity intervention program were held for 5 consecutive weeks and the control group did not receive any intervention. The results indicated that internalizing behavioral problems of students participating in the Positive Psychology classroom significantly decreased compared to the control group. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Positive Psychology Training program will reduce and assist children in internalizing problems. Consistent with the findings of the present study, the therapy based on a positive approach can be used as an effective treatment to reduce internalized disorders such as anxiety, depression, and isolation in children from divorced families.
Mohamad Amin Faqih; Zahra Abdekhodaie
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In many research studies, it has been pointed out that parents are effective in raising their children. Parents have always sought to transfer their lives’ values and meanings to their children. But, in the literature of Persian research, there has not been an in-depth study of the way this effect ...
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In many research studies, it has been pointed out that parents are effective in raising their children. Parents have always sought to transfer their lives’ values and meanings to their children. But, in the literature of Persian research, there has not been an in-depth study of the way this effect has been done. The present study aimed to analyze how parents play this role through a qualitative research method and an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). To this end, a semi-structured interview was conducted with ten parents of Iranian families. Moreover, data analysis was carried out by Smith’s IPA. The analyses’ results led to two main themes (i.e., “Different strategies of parents to transmit values and meanings to children” and “Affectability of transmission strategies”). Furthermore, the sub-themes included "transmission through verbal and non-verbal behavior", "relationship control as a strategy", "control of the environment as a strategy", "effect of parents’ trust in children in strategy selection", "effect of parents’ personal experience about their parents", "effect of children personality differences in strategy selection", "effect of gradual changes in parents personalities in strategy selection", "effect of child’s developmental stage in strategy selection", "effect of psychological teachings in strategy selection", "parental discord in strategy selection", and "effectiveness of importance of a value in strategy selection". This study’s results revealed that the process of transferring values and the meaning of life was influenced by the content the parents intended to transfer; moreover, the parents’ strategies in the path of transfer were affected by various factors, from the parents’ inner thoughts to the children-related variables.
Ahmad Arabzadeh; Mansour Sodani; Masoud Shahbazi
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: Low levels of resilience and psychological well-being are destructive factors in married life and have detrimental effects on the physical and emotional health of couples. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the combined approach of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and ...
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: Low levels of resilience and psychological well-being are destructive factors in married life and have detrimental effects on the physical and emotional health of couples. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the combined approach of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) on resilience and psychological well-being of maladapted couples. For this purpose, among the couples who referred to the counseling centers of Bushehr in 1398, 3 incompatible couples (6 people - 3 women and 3 men -) were selected. In this study, a single-subject design of multiple simultaneous baseline was used. Therapeutic protocol Integrated approach based on acceptance, commitment and dialectical behavior therapy was performed in two to four baseline stages, ten intervention sessions and three follow-up stages. Subjects were assessed using the Connor & Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and Reef Psychological Well-Being (RSPWB) at baseline, treatment, and follow-up stages. The results showed that the rate of improvement in the resilience variable in the post-treatment and follow-up stages was 65.26 and 68.79% and the rate of improvement in the post-treatment stage was variable Psychological well-being was 56% and 85.76%, respectively. Based on this approach, this approach has affected the goal of treatment. Therefore, it is concluded that to increase resilience and psychological well-being of maladapted couples, the integrated approach of treatment based on acceptance, commitment and dialectical behavior therapy can be used in therapeutic sessions and counseling.
Reza Khojasteh Mehr; Zeinab Daniali; Khadijeh Shirali Nia
Volume 2, Issue 2 , November 2015, , Pages 39-50
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: Readiness for marriage is regarded as a subjective evaluation of one's own readiness to take on the responsibilities and challenges of marriage and a predictor of marital satisfaction. So the aim of the present research was studying the lived experiences of marriage readiness among married students. ...
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: Readiness for marriage is regarded as a subjective evaluation of one's own readiness to take on the responsibilities and challenges of marriage and a predictor of marital satisfaction. So the aim of the present research was studying the lived experiences of marriage readiness among married students. The study was conducted in a qualitative method using a phenomenological approach. Thus 16 married students who had felt marriage readiness at the time of their marriage, were selected in a purposive sampling which were studied via in-depth and exploratory interviews. Then data were collected, registered, encoded and classified into 5 main categories. By analyzing the participants' experiences, 551 primary codes, 17 subthemes, and five main themes, including interpersonal readiness, intrapersonal readiness, contextual readiness, meeting the needs, and social support were identified. The results showed that different factors such as gaining moral, emotional and mental readiness to marriage, gaining emotional and financial independence from family of origin, getting ready to sacrifice, forgiveness and commitment to spouse , accepting the responsibilities and challenges of marital life, acquiring necessary interpersonal skills, considering some criteria for choosing spouse, making acquaintance with the spouse, getting some experiences from marital life of others and student life, age readiness, and others' supports have an important role in preparing people for marriage. So all important factors should be noticed in marriage preparation programs which target adolescents and the youth.
Mansoure Sadat Sadeghi; Ramin Hashemi Geshnigani; Hajar Fallazade
Volume 2, Issue 1 , November 2015, , Pages 39-48
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Discrepancy between actual perceived self and what the individual considers as standard guidelines, can results in unpleasant mental and emotional outcomes. So it can affect the form and maintaining relation of couples and their life satisfaction. The aim of the present study was to examine the comparison ...
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Discrepancy between actual perceived self and what the individual considers as standard guidelines, can results in unpleasant mental and emotional outcomes. So it can affect the form and maintaining relation of couples and their life satisfaction. The aim of the present study was to examine the comparison of self-discrepancy among divorcing and non-divorcing individuals. A total of 239 volunteers (122 divorcing and 117 non-divorcing individuals), in Tehran, participated in this study. All participants were asked to complete Self-Discrepancy Index (SDI). The results showed that the divorcing individuals reported significantly higher on levels of self-discrepancy. The results also revealed that personal actual-ought self-discrepancy, personal actual-feared self-discrepancy, others actual-ought self-discrepancy, and others actual/ feared self-discrepancy were different in the two groups. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the distance between selves and realities can provide dissatisfaction in couples, and subsequently marital disruption can follow. In other words, each couple, based on certain patterns of self-discrepancy among aspects of selves, can experience different emotional consequences, so their conflict can create problems for them. The comparison between selves can affect marital satisfaction, so that it can lead to dissolution of marital relationship.
Hossein Saemi; Mohammad Ali Besharat; Ali Asghar Asgharnejad Farid
Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2019, , Pages 39-52
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Intimacy in marriage is essential for maintaining marital and family relationships. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of the Gottman Couple Therapy (GCT) and the Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) methods on marital intimacy. For this purpose, 36 couples were selected ...
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Intimacy in marriage is essential for maintaining marital and family relationships. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of the Gottman Couple Therapy (GCT) and the Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) methods on marital intimacy. For this purpose, 36 couples were selected from among all couples referring to Aramesh, Ofogh, and Khanevadeh in Shahrood counseling centers in 2017. The subjects were matched based on having a score of Spanier (DAS) below average. They were then randomly assigned to two experimental and one control groups. Participants were asked to complete the marital intimacy Needs Questionnaire (Bagarozzi, 2001) in the pretest and posttest stages. Afterwards, one group received GCT for 10 weeks, and the other group was subjected to EFCT for 9 weeks, while the control group was on the waiting list. The results showed that both experimental groups showed improvements in Marital Intimacy than the control group. A significant difference was also found between the effectiveness of GCT and EFCT methods on Marital Intimacy in couples, so that the GCT group was more successful in Marital Intimacy. Although significant changes were observed in all components of marital intimacy in both experimental groups compared to the control group, the two experimental groups were significantly different in four components namely, Emotional, Psychological, Sexual, Physical and Recreational. Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that GCT couple therapy is more effective on couple's intimacy than the emotional couple therapy.
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.
Fatemeh Bayanfar; seyed mohammad Hossin khatami; zahra Halakouei Filabadi,; Amir Reza .rajaee manesh
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The use of online games has become a popular pastime among teenagers in recent years. The high attractiveness of games along with the significant prevalence of addiction to them has made these games the focus of experts. The present study aimed to explain the model of online gaming addiction based on ...
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The use of online games has become a popular pastime among teenagers in recent years. The high attractiveness of games along with the significant prevalence of addiction to them has made these games the focus of experts. The present study aimed to explain the model of online gaming addiction based on academic failure, concentration skills, and aggressive behavior with the mediation of family life events and changes. This study was designed with descriptive-correlational and structural equation modeling. The statistical sample of the study was 4200 young and youth people who lived in Mashhad and Shahre Kurd cities. The instruments were Ponets Internet Gaming Disorder-20(IGD), Hamilton Young Adult Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes (Y A-FILES), Concentration Skill Questionnaire, and Aggression Questionnaire (AQ). Findings showed that the structural equation modeling of academic failure, concentration skill, aggressive behavior, and internet gaming disorder use relapse demonstrated significant fitness directly and indirectly. Moreover, 8.2%, 9.9%, and 9.1% of the internet gaming disorder were predicted by academic failure, concentration skill, and aggression. Family life events and changes could also predict 0.88% of the internet gaming disorder. The findings showed that family life events and changes as a meditating variable could predict online gaming addiction based on academic failure, concentration skill, and aggressive behavior. According to the results, family experts can reduce the rate of internet gaming addiction by emphasizing the ability to cope with stressful stimuli and pressures of family changes. As a result, they prevent a decline in academic performance, reduce concentration, and overcome aggression.
Hajar Barati; Rezvan Jannesari
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Shift work in different jobs, especially health care jobs, is associated with various negative consequences such as reduced marital satisfaction. However, there are some aspects such as flexible jobs and spouse support that prevent this decline. Accordingly, the present study aimed to investigate the ...
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Shift work in different jobs, especially health care jobs, is associated with various negative consequences such as reduced marital satisfaction. However, there are some aspects such as flexible jobs and spouse support that prevent this decline. Accordingly, the present study aimed to investigate the moderating role of perceived job flexibility and spouse support in the relationship between shift work and marital satisfaction. The research method was correlational. 130 employees of Dr. Gharazi Hospital in Isfahan in the fall of 1400 were selected by convenience sampling method. The research instruments included Spouse Support Scale (SSS), Perceived Job Flexibility Questionnaire (PJFQ) and Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (EMS) which were provided online to respond to sample members. Data were analyzed by SPSS 23 software using correlation analysis, and Hayes processor extension in regression analysis. The results of correlation analysis showed that the relationship between marital satisfaction with shift is negative and spouse support and perceived job flexibility is positive and significant (p<0.05). The results also confirmed the moderating role of perceived job flexibility and spouse support in the relationship between shift work and marital satisfaction (p<0.05). According to the results of the study, Job flexibility and support training are recommended for spouses of shift workers to increase marital satisfaction.
Reza Khojasteh Mehr; Abbas Amanelahi; Esmail Zohrei; Gholamreza Rajabi
Volume 1, Issue 1 , September 2014, , Pages 41-52
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of attachment styles (anxiety and avoidance), relational attributions (causal and responsibility attributions) with violence against women. From among all the female violence victims referring to the social security center of Shiraz 130 women ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of attachment styles (anxiety and avoidance), relational attributions (causal and responsibility attributions) with violence against women. From among all the female violence victims referring to the social security center of Shiraz 130 women were selected through convenient sampling method. They completed the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised Questionnaire (ECR-R), the Relationship Attribution Measure (RAM) and Violence Toward Women Inventory (VTWI). The data were analyzed using simple correlation and multiple regression. The results revealed a significantly positive correlation between anxiety and avoidance attachments, causal and responsibility Attributions and the violence exercised against women. The results of multiple regression also showed that anxiety and avoidance attachments, causal and responsibility attributions explained 64 percent of the total variance in the violence exercised against women. According to the results, it can be said that a pervasive fear of being rejected and an excessive dependence on a partner in anxious people, getting evasive about intimacy and avoiding husband in avoidant people, an excessive concentration on the negative behavior of the partner by the women with causal attributions, and seeking for blaming partner by the women with responsibility attributions can bring about violence against women. The results of the current study can help the therapists to diagnose the effective factors in violence against women. The results also showed that violence against women is not merely confined to men’s role, but women and their relational characteristics play an influential role in this disorder.
Mohammad Ali Besharat; Mahdieh Lashkari; Mohammad Reza Rezazadeh
Volume 1, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 41-54
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The main purpose of the present study was to explain adjustment to infertility indices in terms of relationship quality, couples' beliefs, and social support. A total of 100 couples (100 men, 100 women) participated in this study. Participants were asked to complete the Adjustment to Illness Scale ...
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The main purpose of the present study was to explain adjustment to infertility indices in terms of relationship quality, couples' beliefs, and social support. A total of 100 couples (100 men, 100 women) participated in this study. Participants were asked to complete the Adjustment to Illness Scale (AIS), the Golombok Rust Inventory of Marital state (GRIMS), the Survey of Personal Beliefs (SPB), and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The results showed a significant negative association between marital problems and adjustment to infertility. Irrational beliefs and social support showed negative and positive correlations with adjustment to infertility, respectively. No significant difference was shown between men and women in terms of adjustment to infertility. The results revealed that adjustment to infertility could be explained by indices of marital relationship quality, personal beliefs, and social support. Based on the results of the present investigation, the importance of psychosocial characteristics of infertile couples, as well as routine medical services, is suggested. This can lead the couples to more adjustment to infertility and improvement of their mental health state.
Khadijeh Sa,adatmand; Soodabeh Basak Nejad; Abbas Amanollahi
Volume 4, Issue 1 , September 2017, , Pages 41-52
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Abstract: Intimacy and forgiveness are the most important components of a healthy marriage. Forgiveness is an intrapersonal process that can increase intimacy between couples. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an acceptance and commitment based couple therapy on intimacy and ...
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Abstract: Intimacy and forgiveness are the most important components of a healthy marriage. Forgiveness is an intrapersonal process that can increase intimacy between couples. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an acceptance and commitment based couple therapy on intimacy and forgiveness. A non-congruent multiple baseline experimental single case study was used as the method of the present study.4 couples (8 individuals) were chosen according to the result of Walker and Thompson intimacy scale (IS) and Family Forgiveness Scale (FFS). The couples participated in a 10 session, 90-minute program. The results showed that the couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment could increase intimacy and forgiveness among the couples by using cognitive flexibility.
Jamileh Nabavi Hesar; Mokhtar Arefi; Naser Yousefi
Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2018, , Pages 43-60
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Marital distress and increasing tendency towards divorce causes extreme harm for the children of divorce, divorcees, families and the entire society. Evaluating effective ways of encountering divorce is thus of paramount importance. The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of family therapy ...
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Marital distress and increasing tendency towards divorce causes extreme harm for the children of divorce, divorcees, families and the entire society. Evaluating effective ways of encountering divorce is thus of paramount importance. The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of family therapy based on Bowen’s family system theory and logo therapy in marital life quality (marital adjustment) and tendency for divorce among divorce seeking clients. The statistical population included divorce applicants referring to Sanandaj counseling centers in Fall and Winter of 1396. 36 male and female applicants were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups (12 each). The Divorce Tendency Questionnaire (DTQ) and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) were used to gather the data. Each group received 8 one- hour weekly family therapy training based on the Bowen’s family systems and logo therapy. Repeated measures tests showed that both logo therapy and Bowen’s family systems could significantly enhance dyadic adjustment level and its components (agreement, satisfaction, and dyadic coherence) and reduce tendency towards divorce. Also, results of the BONFERRONI post hoc test showed that family therapy based on logo therapy was more effective in reducing divorce tendency and Bowen’s family systems theory was more effective in increasing dyadic adjustment.
Fereshteh Pourmohseni Kolouri; Negar Zohri; Akbar Atadokht; Mehri Mowlaie
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Marital burnout has been one of the most important problems for families in recent decades, and many factors contribute to its formation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of dark personality, self-differentiation and gender roles in prediction marital burnout. This research was a ...
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Marital burnout has been one of the most important problems for families in recent decades, and many factors contribute to its formation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of dark personality, self-differentiation and gender roles in prediction marital burnout. This research was a descriptive-correlational study. 210 married people (126 men and 84 women) selected and completed the questionnaires of dark triad personality (D3S), self-differentiation questionnaire (DSS), gender roles questionnaire (BSRI) and marital burnout questionnaire (MBS). The results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between men’s differentiation and marital burnout. In the case of women, the results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between Machiavellianism and psychopathy with marital burnout also femininity and androgyny was negatively and significantly correlated with marital burnout. The results of multiple regression analysis also indicated that self-differentiation, masculinity and androgyny (components of gender roles) had a significant role in predicting men’s marital burnout. In the case of women, Machiavellianism and psychopathy had a significant role in predicting women’s marital burnout. Based on the results, it can be said that by providing the necessary training in the field of promoting self-differentiation and gender roles and some personality traits, the rate of marital boredom among couples can be reduced.
Nadereh Saadati; Mehdi Rostami; Seyed Ali Darbani
Volume 3, Issue 2 , March 2017, , Pages 45-58
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Abstract: Post divorce adjustments is a process of separation from the marital relationships, solving emotions caused by marital dissociation, consolidation of relations with previous and new wife or both of them after divorce. The present research aimed to compare the impact of Acceptance and ...
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Abstract: Post divorce adjustments is a process of separation from the marital relationships, solving emotions caused by marital dissociation, consolidation of relations with previous and new wife or both of them after divorce. The present research aimed to compare the impact of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) on strengthening the divorced womens’ self-esteem and post-divorce adjustment. The study was of a quasi-experimental type with pre-test, post-test and control group. 36 women were randomly assigned to experimental groups: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy group (CFT) and control group. Two experimental groups (ACT & CFT) received 8 weekly 90 minutes’ sessions of ACT and CFT. They were assessed by utilizing Cooper-Smith Self-esteem Inventory (SEI) and Fisher Post-Divorce Adjustment Scale (FADS) in pre test, post test and follow up phase. Post test result showed a significant improvement in the womens’ post-divorce adjustment and self-esteem in the ACT and CFT groups. The impact of both therapeutic approaches in the follow-up phase was sustained. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that both Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy, could not only promote the level of post-divorce adjustment in divorced women but also resulted in their improved self-esteem.
Mehdi Rostami; Mehdi Ghezelseflo
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Engagement period and the first years of marriage are important stages in the family life cycle. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pre- marriage training in the SYMBIS method on communication beliefs of the engaged couples. Participant were 20 couples referring to Shahid ...
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Engagement period and the first years of marriage are important stages in the family life cycle. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pre- marriage training in the SYMBIS method on communication beliefs of the engaged couples. Participant were 20 couples referring to Shahid Beheshti University counseling center, selected from all who referred from September to December 2017. They were randomly assigned to experimental (10 pairs) and control (10 pairs) groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 90 minutes weekly intervention. Both groups completed the Communication Beliefs Inventory in three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Findings showed a significant difference between the performance of both experimental and control groups in the total score of communication beliefs (F = 63/23, p = 0/001), disagreement in destructive factors (F = 34/40, p = 0/001), partner,s in ability to change (F = 27/73, p = 0/001), expectation and mind reading (F = 46/31, p = 0/001), sexual perfectionism (F = 23/10, p = 0/001) and sexual dissonance (F = 29/58, p = 0/001) in post-test and follow up stages. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that premarital enrichment through SYMBIS method is effective in reducing the ineffective communication beliefs among engaged couples.
seyed javad seifi ghozlu; Esmaeil Sadri Damirchi; Ali Rezaei Sahrif; Ali Sheykholeslami
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The present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of Affective Reconstructive, and Emotional-Focused therapies on the forgiveness and psychological well-being in women who filed for a divorce with a history of early marriage. The research method was experimental with pre-test, and post-test ...
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The present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of Affective Reconstructive, and Emotional-Focused therapies on the forgiveness and psychological well-being in women who filed for a divorce with a history of early marriage. The research method was experimental with pre-test, and post-test design with control and follow-up groups. The statistical population included all women who filed for a divorce (with a history of early marriage) in Ardabil city in 2020. The participants were selected using the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups; they participated in each treatment for eight sessions of 90 minutes once a week. The interpersonal forgiveness scale (IF-25) and Ryff psychological well-being scale (1989) was used to collect data. Data were then analyzed using the repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test. The findings showed that Affective Reconstructive and Emotional-Focused therapy were effective in increasing forgiveness and psychological well-being in women who filed for a divorce, but the effectiveness of Affective Reconstructive therapy was significantly higher than Emotional-focused therapy. Therefore, in terms of the low level of forgiveness and psychological well-being in women who filed for a divorce, Affective Reconstructive, and Emotional-Focused therapies can use to improve forgiveness and psychological well-being in women who filed for a divorce
Nazak Hosseini Hajibekandeh; Shokouh Navabinejad; Alireza kiamanesh
Volume 3, Issue 1 , September 2016, , Pages 47-58
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Abstract: In many couples, the primary positive feelings are decreased by passing time and are replaced with acute conflicts. Using destructive conflict resolution styles increases the distance between the couples, while their ability to apply problem solving skills can be a factor to improve the couples’ ...
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Abstract: In many couples, the primary positive feelings are decreased by passing time and are replaced with acute conflicts. Using destructive conflict resolution styles increases the distance between the couples, while their ability to apply problem solving skills can be a factor to improve the couples’ relationships. The present study was conducted aiming at determining the effectiveness of Olson Circumference Model in the couples’ resiliency and marital conflicts. The present study was an experimental research of pretest-posttest type with a control group. Participants of the study were 20 couples assigned to the experimental and the control groups. The experimental group was then influenced by the Olson Circumplex Model during eight (90-120 minutes) instruction held once a week. The instruments of the study were Resiliency Scale (CD-RISC) and Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ). The results demonstrated that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental group in resiliency and marital conflicts. It can be concluded that training in the Olson Circumplex Model has increased resiliency and decreased marital conflict in couples and this effect was durable over the time. Considering the findings of the present research, it can also be concluded that the Olson Circumplex Model can be used by specialists and family therapists.
Maria Ghaebi Panah; Farnaz Keshavarzi Arshadi
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Abstract: Emotional divorce is the most important stage in the divorce process and indicates a declining marital relationship, which has increased in recent years. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between lovemaking styles and cognitive distortions with emotional divorce in women. ...
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Abstract: Emotional divorce is the most important stage in the divorce process and indicates a declining marital relationship, which has increased in recent years. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between lovemaking styles and cognitive distortions with emotional divorce in women. The research design was descriptive, of correlational type. The statistical population of the present study was all married women in District 2 of Tehran in 2019. To conduct this study, 150 people were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and asked to complete the Emotional Divorce Scale (EDS), Sternberg Love Scale (SLS), and the Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions Scale (ICDS). The results of the study showed that emotional divorce has a significant negative relationship with each of the dimensions of lovemaking styles, i.e. sincere love, passionate love and committed love and have a significant positive relationship with each of the dimensions of cognitive distortions, i.e. rejection in interpersonal relationships, unrealistic expectations in relationships and misunderstanding in interpersonal relationships. In addition, according to other results of the study, among the styles of lovemaking, "committed style" and among the cognitive distortions, "misunderstanding in interpersonal relationships" were significant predictors of emotional divorce in women. Therefore, counselors and therapists can reduce the likelihood of emotional divorce in women by providing timely and appropriate interventions and training in the field of lovemaking styles and cognitive distortions.
mehdi ghezelseflo; Mehdi Rostami
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Engagement and the first years of marriage are important milestones in the family life cycle. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of Gottman's premarital education in comparison with the SYMBIS model on the patterns and injuries of Turkmen married couples. The research ...
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Engagement and the first years of marriage are important milestones in the family life cycle. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of Gottman's premarital education in comparison with the SYMBIS model on the patterns and injuries of Turkmen married couples. The research method was quasi-experimental with two experimental groups, a control group, pre-test, post-test, and 3-month follow-up and 24 couples from Turkmen couples who referred to Gonbadkavos New Life Counseling Center from July to October 2019. Purposefully selected and randomly divided into two groups of experimental marital enrichment by Gottman method (8 couples = 16 persons), SIMBIS model pre-marital enrichment (8 couples = 16 persons), and control group (8 couples = 16 persons). Were replaced. Gottman's premarital training sessions lasted 8 sessions for 4 weeks, 90 minutes two sessions per week, and SYMBIS premarital training sessions for 8 sessions, 90 minutes weekly for 4 weeks. Was. Participants in all three groups completed the Questionnaire Evaluation and Measurement Patterns and Premarital damage Rostami, Navabinejad, and Farzad (2019). Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance. The results showed that the effect of Gottman's premarital intervention and SIMBIS's premarital intervention on dysfunctional communication patterns (F = 6.44, P = 0.003), ineffective relationship management patterns (F = 3.68, P = 0.033), Couples' value system (F = 9.17, P = 0.001), schema mentality (F = 3.80, P = 0.030), and the destructive effects of the main family (F = 11.58, P = 0.001) are effective. Influence remained constant at follow-up. The results of the Tukey post hoc test also showed that there was no difference between Gottman's premarital intervention and the SYMBIS model. Since both methods lead to improved patterns of pre-marriage trauma and trauma for participants, it can be used as an effective intervention to resolve problems and improve the couple's relationship.
Leila Jafari; Isaac Rahimian-Boogar; Jamshid Jarareh; Ali Taghvaeinia
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The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotionally focused couple therapy and Gottman’s couple therapy in commitment in the relationship and the couple’s attachment trauma. The study followed a quasi-experimental research design with a pretest-posttest and a control ...
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The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotionally focused couple therapy and Gottman’s couple therapy in commitment in the relationship and the couple’s attachment trauma. The study followed a quasi-experimental research design with a pretest-posttest and a control group. The statistical population of the study included all couples who referred to psychology and counseling centers under the supervision of the judiciary in Tehran in 2020. Among the population, 21 couples were randomly selected and were randomly assigned into the first experimental group, the second experimental group, and the control group. Data were collected using the Adams and Jones’ Dimensions of Commitment Inventory (DCI) and Milkin’s Attachment Injury Measure (AIM). The experimental groups underwent intervention for seven 1.5-hour sessions (once a week) and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and Bonferroni post hoc test using SPSS software (version 26). Emotionally focused couple therapy and Gottman’s couple therapy (in comparison with the control group) had significant effects on the commitment in the relationship (F = 60.580, P < 0.001) and the attachment trauma (F = 41.875, P <0.001). In addition, emotionally focused couple therapy was more effective in the commitment in the relationship and the couple attachment trauma (P < 0.001). Emotionally focused couple therapy, compared to Gottman’s couple therapy, could be a more effective intervention to improve marital commitment and repair couples’ attachment trauma. The implications of the study regarding determining the effective treatment and future studies are discussed.
