Effectiveness of integrative behavioral couple therapy on reduction of marital boredom and Fear of intimacy couples

This study examines the effectiveness of Integrated Behavioral couple therapy The decline in marital boredom and fear of intimacy.
Quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group and two-month follow-up The population of couples referred to counseling centers (Hamrah group, Mehr Avar and Dinyar) in Region 2 Tehran Apr 2016 to 121 couples in which the couples Marital boredom scales Pines (1996) Fear of intimacy Descutner & Thelen (1991) had earned a high score Purposefully selected and the number of 8 couples (16) In the experimental group and 8 couples (16) in the control group were assigned randomly. Participants in the experimental group underwent 10 sessions of 90 minutes, Behavioral therapy - a combination Jacobson and Christensen (1996) were And participants in the control group did not receive treatment in time. Two groups in pretest, posttest, and follow-up Marital boredom and fear of intimacy variables were measured. Data for the analysis of descriptive statistics And analysis of variance repeated measures was used.
The results showed that couples therapy Behavioral combination of the decline in marital boredom and fear of intimacy and its components In the post-test and follow-influenced (P Therefore, The fact that marital boredom and fear of intimacy and marital status Couples with stress and inefficiency is widespread, use of Integrated Behavioral couple therapy can be combined to improve intimacy and reduce boredom help them.