نشریه انجمن علمی روانشناسی ایران

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی دکتری روان‌شناسی، گروه روان شناسی، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد سمنان، سمنان، ایران

2 دانشیار، گروه روانشاسی بالینی، دانشکده روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه سمنان، سمنان، ایران.

3 گروه روانشناسی، دانشگاه شهید رجایی، تهران، ایران.

4 دانشیار گروه روانشناسی دانشکده علوم انسانی دانشگاه یاسوج.

چکیده

این پژوهش با هدف مقایسه اثربخشی زوج‌درمانی هیجان‌مدار و زوج‌درمانی گاتمنی بر تعهد در رابطه و ترومای دلبستگی زوجین انجام پذیرفت. طرح پژوهش نیمه آزمایشی از نوع پیش آزمون - پس آزمون با گروه کنترل بود. جامعه آماری شامل زوجین مراجعه کننده به مراکز روان‌شناسی و مشاوره تحت نظر قوه قضائیه شهر تهران در سال 1399-1400 بودند که از این جامعه 21 زوج به صورت در دسترس انتخاب و هر 7 زوج (14 نفر) به شکل تصادفی در گروه آزمایش اول، گروه آزمایش دوم و گروه کنترل جایگزین شدند. داده­ها با استفاده از پرسش‌نامه ابعاد تعهد آدامز و جونز (DCI) و معیار آسیب دلبستگی میلکین (AIM) جمع­آوری شد. گروه‌های آزمایش به مدت 7 جلسه­ی یک و نیم ساعته (یکبار در هفته) مورد مداخله قرار گرفتند و گروه کنترل مداخله‌ای دریافت نکرد. داده‌ها با استفاده از تحلیل کوواریانس چندمتغیری و آزمون تعقیبی بنفرونی با استفاده از نرم افزار SPSS-26 تجزیه و تحلیل شد. زوج‌درمانی هیجان‌مدار و زوج‌درمانی گاتمنی در مقایسه با گروه کنترل بر تعهد در رابطه (580/60=F، 001/0>P) و ترومای دلبستگی (875/41=F، 001/0> P) تأثیر معناداری داشت و زوج‌درمانی هیجان‌مدار بر تعهد در رابطه و ترومای دلبستگی زوجین مؤثرتر بود (001/0> P). زوج‌درمانی هیجان‌مدار در مقایسه با زوج‌درمانی گاتمنی می­تواند مداخله‌های مؤثرتر برای بهبود تعهد زناشویی و ترمیم آسیب دلبستگی زوجین باشند. این یافته دارای مضامین کاربردی در تعیین مداخله مؤثر می‌باشد و نیازمند بررسی‌های بیشتری در مطالعات بعدی است.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Comparing the Effects of Emotion-focused Couple Therapy and Gottman’s Couple Therapy on Relationship Commitment and Attachment Trauma of Couples

نویسندگان [English]

  • Leila Jafari 1
  • Isaac Rahimian-Boogar 2
  • Jamshid Jarareh 3
  • Ali Taghvaeinia 4

1 Researches and Sciences University, Semnan Branch, Semnan, Iran.

2 Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University, 356411156 Mahdishahr, Semnan, Iran.

3 Department of Psychology, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University (SRTTU), Tehran, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran.

چکیده [English]

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.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • ترومای دلبستگی
  • تعهد زناشویی
  • زوج درمانی گاتمنی
  • زوج درمانی هیجان مدار
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