The effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on the dimensions of marital intimacy in premenopausal women
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on the dimensions of marital intimacy in premenopausal women. The research method was quasi-experimental with experimental and control groups and pre-test, post-test and 2-month follow-up design and the statistical population was 86 premenopausal women referring to health centers in the north of Tehran in 1397. After announcing the call and screening using Bagarozi (2001) Marital Intimacy Questionnaire, 40 women were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental (20 women) and control (20 women) groups. Hayes and Stroessal (2010) Acceptance and Commitment Treatment Program was performed in 8 sessions of 90 minutes per week, one session for the experimental group. Both groups answered the research questionnaires in three stages and the data were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance with repeated measures. The results showed that the therapy based on acceptance and commitment on emotional intimacy (F = 3.89, P = 0.046), psychological intimacy (F = 7.72, P = 0.008), rational intimacy (15.31). F, P = 0.001), sexual intimacy (F = 11.53, P = 0.002), physical intimacy (F = 7.87, P = 0.008), spiritual intimacy (F = 11.64), P = 0.002), aesthetic intimacy (F = 11.64, P = 0.002) and socio-recreational intimacy (F = 14.75, P = 0.001) and this effect in the follow-up phase of two The month has remained stable. Whereas acceptance and commitment therapy leads to psychological flexibility and commitment to perform meaningful actions based on human values; It can be used as an effective intervention method to improve the dimensions of marital intimacy in premenopausal women.
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