Comparison of the effectiveness of couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and emotionally focused couple therapy on marital forgiveness of women affected by extramarital relationships

Authors

  • Asadi, Javanshir Assistan Professor, Department Of Psychology, Faculty Of Human Sciences, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.
  • Asgari, Asiye Ph.D Candidate Of Psychology, Department Of Psychology, Faculty Of Human Sciences, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.
  • Azizi ziabari, Leilasadat Assistant Professor, Department Of Nursing, Faculty Of Medical Sciences, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.
  • Hosseinae, Ali Assistant Professor, Department Of Psychology And Educational, Faculty Of Human Sciences, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshar, Iran.
Abstract:

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment (ACT) and emotionally-focused couple therapy (EFCT) on marital forgiveness of women affected by extramarital relationships. The method of the present study was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all women affected by extramarital relationships who were referred to counseling centers in Gorgan in the first 9 months of 1399 Using the purposive sampling method, 45 people were selected, and then They were randomly divided into three groups of 15 people. The first experimental group received emotionally-focused couple therapy and the second experimental group received couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment in 12 sessions of 90 minutes twice a week. The research instrument was the Marital Forgiveness Questionnaire (MFQ) of Ray et al. (2001). Data were analyzed by repeated-measures analysis of variance using SPSS-16 software at a significance level of 0.05. Both approaches of EFCT and ACT have a significant effect on marital forgiveness in the post-test and follow-up stages (P <0/01). The results also showed that acceptance and commitment-based couple therapy had a greater effect on marital forgiveness (P=0/002), presence of positive (P=0/001), and absence of negative (p=0/014) than emotionally-focused couple therapy. As a result, both interventions can be used to increase marital forgiveness but given the greater effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based couple therapy, this approach is preferred.

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volume 10  issue 12

pages  215- 226

publication date 2022-03

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