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Marital adjustment is one of the most common concepts to explain and define the health and continuity of the relationship, and it contributes a lot to the stability of married life. One of the most basic signs of marital adjustment is the "health" of people, and on the other hand, it predicts the state of social health, mental health, and even the phenomenon of divorce the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between marital adjustment and social health of couples.

The present research design was a correlation research and is one of the descriptive analytic researches. According to the formula of the structural equations model, 15 times the variables of the samples were considered. In this way, 100 couples, a sample of divorcing couples referring to judicial counseling centers, were selected as available in Isfahan city and filled up the Spanier Marital Adjustment Questionnaire and the Keys Social Health Questionnaire. Structural equation modeling were used Amos 25 software.
 

The mean and standard deviation were 74.3 ± 38.4 in marital adjustment and 73.57 ± 33.9 in social health. The proposed model had a good fit in normed, comparative and economic incidences of the data. Based on the model fit indices, the marital adjustment had a significant effect on couples’ social ‎ health and 64 percent individual variances were attributed to marital adjustment.

Based on the findings of this study, educational programs are recommended for couples to increase marital adjustment in order to increase their social health.

This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of imago therapy on the process of conversation and the profound relationship of couples in Bandar Abbas city. The design of the current research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population was all the couples from Bandar Abbas city who were referred to the counseling center of Negah-No Clinic in 2018. 32 people (16 couples) were selected as the sample using the available sampling method which was randomly divided into 2 groups of 16 people (experimental and control groups). The Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ) (Christensen and Salawi, 1984) as well as an 8-session protocol (one session per week and each session lasting 60 minutes) were used for the intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance test. The results showed that imago therapy increased the scores of mutual constructive communication in the experimental group in the post-test and decreased the scores of withdrawal/expectation and mutual avoidance communication variables in the post-test (p<0.001). Imago therapy has increased couples' use of the mutually constructive communication pattern and decreased their use of withdrawal/expectation and mutual avoidance communication patterns (p<0.001). In general, the image therapy approach has an impact on the conversion process and the couples' deep communication subscales.

Conflict and emotional distress in couples can be the result of processes in the ‎couple's relationship that logotherapy seeks to weaken these processes and thereby reduce ‎unnecessary suffering for couples. The purpose of this study was study of the ‎effectiveness of training logotherapy mixed with the meaning of life basis on Molla ‎Sadra school on marital conflict. The present study was a quasi-experimental with a control group, pre-test and post-test. ‎ The statistical population of the study consisted of all couples who referred to a counseling center in Isfahan in 2019 due to marital conflict.. At first, 30 individuals were selected using available sampling method and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups.The members of the experimental group received 10 sessions of training of logothrapy mixed with the meaning of life basis on ‎Molla Sadra school. Moreover, the participants answered the Marital Conflict ‎ Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using analysis of univariate covariance. The results showed that training of logothrapy mixed with the meaning of life basis on ‎Molla Sadra school significantly improved the mean scores of marital conflict in the experimental group compared to the control group . The using of training of logothrapy mixed with the meaning of life basis on ‎Molla Sadra school ‎would be useful for reducing marital conflict.

One of the common problems between couples is the dysfunctional communication patterns, it can cause conflicts between couples, and since negative thoughts and beliefs are the main cause of these problems so the aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of meta-cognitive interpersonal therapy on improving dysfunctional communication patterns couples and increase of marital adjustment. This is a pre-test/post-test based on a quasi-experimental study with control and experimental groups.  The statistical population of this research includes all the couples of Isfahan city in years 2019 who referred to the Consultation Center of Moj in Isfahan for decreasing of marital problems.  Among them, 16 couples were selected by the available sampling method. They were randomly placed into two groups experimental (8 couples) and control (8 couples). Communication Patterns Questionnaire )Christensen & Sulloway 1984) and Dyadic Marital Adjustment Scale (Spanier 1979) as an instrument applied in pre-test and post-test.  The experimental group received 8 sessions of 120 minutes of training related to Meta-Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy. Covariance Analysis was used for analyzing data in SPSS23 software. The results showed that meta-cognitive interpersonal therapy resulted in improvement of communication patterns and an increase in marital adjustment.  Based on the findings of this study, it is suggested to use interpersonal metacognitive therapy to improve communication patterns and increase marital adjustment.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of meta cognitive interpersonal therapy on reduction of perceived pain and marital conflict among couples at  empty nest stage.

The present study was a quasi-experimental research method with pre-test and post-test, control. The statistical population consisted of couple experiencing empty nest stage in Isfahan in 2019. The sampling method was purposive and 16 couples were selected and randomly assigned into two groups (n=16). The experimental group participated in 8 sessions of  meta cognitive interpersonal therapy based training, once a week, for 120 minutes and the control group was on the waiting list. Research tools consisted of Perceived Pain Questionnaire of McGill of Melzack and Revised Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ-R) of Bagher Sanaei   & et al. Univariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.

The results showed that meta cognitive interpersonal therapy significantly improved the mean scores of perceived pain and marital conflict in the experimental group compared to the control group. Therefore, the results showed a reduction in perceived pain and marital conflict in couples in the empty nest stage

The using of meta cognitive interpersonal therapy would be useful for reducing perceived pain and marital conflict.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of positive  psychotherapy on the perception of pain in people with chronic tension headaches.

 Methods and Materials: 

The experimental method was semi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all patients with chronic tension headache referred to the private clinics of neurologists and a hospital in Shahreza city in 2018. For this purpose, 30 people were selected by targeted sampling method (according to research criteria)  and were placed  randomly in two experimental and control groups (15 experimental group and 15 control group). The experimental group was trained 8 positive 90-minute sessions of positive psychotherapy. The measuring instrument included a daily checklist of Blanchardchr headache (1992). Univariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.

The results showed that positive psychotherapy significantly reduced pain perception in people with chronic tension headache.

It can be concluded that positive psychotherapy is effective in reducing the pain perception of people with chronic tension headaches

Vitality is presented as an energy-filled inner experience in which people experience a sense of life and spirit within themselves. Subjective vitality refers to a positive feeling of aliveness and energy. This condition appears to be important in the elderly. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to study of the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on vitality in the elderly. This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group design. The statistical population included all the elderly referring to the day care centers for the elderly in Aligudarz, Iran in 2018, among whom 30 elderly were chosen using purposive sampling method along with inclusion and exclusion criteria and assigned randomly into two groups of experimental and control (each with 15 members). Research tool consisted of Rayan & Frederick’s subjective vitality scale. The experimental group participated in a group positive psychotherapy for eight 90-minute sessions, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed using the univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS-25. The results indicated that positive psychotherapy, significantly increased vitality in the elderly. Based on the results of this study, positive psychotherapy is suggested to be used in order to increase vitality in the elderly.