Compare the efficacy of emotion focused couple therapy and Gottman couple therapy method in marital burnout and changing conflict resolution styles

This study aimed to compare the efficacy emotion-focused couple therapy and Gottman couple therapy method on couples’ burnout and changing conflict resolution styles.
The study population of this clinical study consisted of couples referred to counseling and psychological service centers of Karaj city to resolve their marital disputes. 18 couples who received higher scores than the average in Pines Couple Burnout Measureand the lower scores in constructive style of Conflict resolution styles Scale, version Bsolving conflict were selected via purposeful sampling method they divided randomly into three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). The experimental groups received 10 weekly 120 minutes sessions. Data were analyzed through variance analysis (MANCOVA).
The emotion-focused couple therapy and Gottman couple therapy method reduced marital burnout and changed conflict resolution styles (P Based on these findings, the emotion-focused and Gottman couple therapy method are useful in reducing marital problems and changing conflict resolution styles from destructive to constructive conflict resolution styles.