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The purpose of this research was to compare the effectiveness of integrative couple therapy on the quality of marital relationships and cognitive regulation of emotions in incompatible couples. The current research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all the couples who referred to the counseling centers of Amol city during March 2021, who referred because of incompatibility or the psychologists of the center identified the cause of the conflict as incompatibility. The sample size, the number of 20 couples (40 people) (10 couples for the experimental group and another 10 couples for the control group) from the entire statistical population, the cluster sampling method was used, and finally, with this method, five centers were used to select the samples. The training sessions of the integrative couple therapy group were implemented using Christensen and Jacobson's (2000) integrative couple therapy. The questionnaires of the study were Busby et al.'s Marital Relationship Questionnaire (1995) and Garnefski et al.'s (2001) Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Findings were analyzed using repeated measures with a mixed design. The results of the research showed that the results showed that integrative couple therapy training increases the quality of marital relationships (P<0.001, F = 46.30) and positive emotional cognitive regulation (P< 0.001, F=62.35) and negative (P<0.001, F=137.80) has been effective. Therefore, it can be concluded that integrative couple therapy was effective in improving the quality of marital relations and cognitive adjustment of incompatible couples.

The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy and integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on couples' cognitive flexibility. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population of the research was the couples applying for divorce in Binesh and Hekmat counseling centers in Behshahr City in 2018. 24 couples (48 people) were selected by available sampling and randomly assigned to three groups (8 couples in each group). The research tool included the cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI-I) of Dennis and Vander Wal (2010). Each experimental group received 14 intervention sessions... Repeated measurement analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that both the test groups in the post-test and follow-up stage had significantly higher average scores compared to the control group in the subscales of cognitive flexibility (substitute, control, and substitute for human behavior) (P<0.01). Also, the results showed that integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy is more effective than emotion-focused couple therapy on the control subscale (P<0.05). The results of the research showed the preference for using integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy compared to emotion-focused couple therapy to improve cognitive flexibility by psychologists and couples counseling centers.

Marital relationships are the primary source of support and affection, and spouses are expected to show an exclusive relationship, honesty, interest, affection, as well as intimacy and support. purpose of this research was to compare the effectiveness of integrative couple therapy and reality therapy on the quality of marital relationships and dysfunctional attitudes in incompatible couples.

The current research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all the couples who referred to the counseling centers of Amol city during May 2021, who referred due to incompatibility or the psychologists of the center identified the cause of the conflict as incompatibility. The sample size is 30 couples (60 people) (10 couples in the first experimental group, 10 couples in the second experimental group, and another 10 couples for the control group) from the entire statistical population, cluster sampling method was used, and finally with this method, out of five centers were used to select samples. For the first experimental group, integrative couple therapy was implemented using Christensen and Jacobson's integrative couple therapy (2000), for the second experimental group, reality therapy group training sessions were implemented using Glasser's (1965) reality therapy protocol. The questionnaires of the study were Busby et al.'s Marital Relationship Questionnaire (1995) and the questionnaire of dysfunctional attitudes was Weizman and Beck (1978). Findings were analyzed using repeated measures with a mixed design.

The results of the research showed that integrative couple therapy increased the quality of marital relationships (P<0.001, F=46.30) and reduced ineffective attitudes (P<0.001, F=62.35) has been effective.

Therefore, it can be concluded that integrative couple therapy was effective in improving the quality of marital relations and dysfunctional attitudes of incompatible couples.

Divorce and destructive conflicts between couples are major endangering issues that cause mental disorders and harms in the family and endanger communities’ psychological health. So, many social institutions try to take preventive measures in this regard. Conflict is an inevitable phenomenon of marital relationships, the result of which could be couples’ aroused negative feelings. Couples may think differently about each other, and the difference would result in stress or tension among them. The decision for living together as a couple creates diverse expectations and various hopes, some of which will probably remain unfulfilled. Failing to manage different challenges or expectation of married life may lead to destructive behaviors. Destructive behaviors make worse the situation, make couples dissatisfied, and even in some cases may result in such behaviors as insulting, shouting, and criticizing the other one. If one of the couples face the negative behaviors, probably shows similar or worse behaviors. Several therapeutic methods have been proposed for helping couples to solve their conflicts, among of which is acceptance and commitment couples therapy. Acceptance and commitment couples therapy is a psychological method that aims helping those who experience a long-lasting problem or pain. Some studies have shown that acceptance and commitment couples therapy can positively impact on such marital variables as the quality of life, compatibility between couples, intimacy, marital satisfaction, interpersonal conflicts, and psychological distresses. Many scholars have paid attention to marital conflicts, since more examining feelings, behaviors, and cognition can help find more solutions for marital challenges. This research, then, tried to investigate the impact of acceptance and devotion couples therapy on marital conflict among those who have applied for divorce. The study tries to answer the following questions:Does acceptance and commitment couples therapy decrease the marital conflicts among the couples applying for divorce?Do the impacts of acceptance and commitment couples therapy on decreasing the marital conflicts last to the follow-up phase?

This semi-experimental research used a pre-test, post-test, and a follow-up design. The statistical population consisted of all couples applying for divorce and referring to Andisheh Counseling Center of Tabriz, Iran, from May to December 2021. According Cohen’s table, 30 couples were selected as members of the sample. The couples were divided randomly into experimental and control groups (15 couples in each group). The experimental groups were trained using acceptance and commitment couples therapy over 10 sessions of 90 minutes, twice a week (and a follow-up session), and the control group did not receive any treatmen and were told that they were on the waiting list. Barati and Sanaei’s (2000) revised Marital Conflicts Questionnaire that includes 54 items was used to measure the type and extent of conflicts in marital relationships. The questionnaire has content validity. Its reliability coefficient of the questionnaire in was calculated using Cronbach's alpha to be 0.91. The collected data were analyzed at descriptive and inferential levels. Mean and standard deviation were used for the descriptive part and mixed model ANOVA was used for the inferential part of data analysis.

The average age of the participants was 34.34 and their marriage duration was 3 to 24 years. Most participants had been married for 3 to 6 years. Of 30 couples, 26.56% had no children, 26.55% had one child, 33.44% had two children, 9% had three children, and 3.35% had four children. Regarding degrees, of the 30 male participants, 3.4% had PhD, 20% had a MA/MSc degree, 26.5% had a BA/Bsc degree, 13.6% had an associate degree, and 36.7% had diploma. Of the 30 female participants, 16.6% had a MA/MSc degree, 46.6% had a Ba/Bsc degree, 3.4% had an associate degree, and 33.4% had a diploma. Descriptive statistics showed that the average score for the subscales and the overall marital conflict have decreased in the experimental group in post-test and follow-up tests, but no changes can be seen in the control group. Moreover, the significance of the difference between the groups regarding the scores was evaluated through mixed ANOVA, the normal distribution of the data was tested through Mauchly’s Test of Sphericity, and the interaction effect was measured through Wilk’s lambda test. Since both were insignificant, the data are normally distributed and the homogeneity of variances is valid. The analysis of the variance of intergroup and intragroup effects regarding marital conflicts in different situations showed the reduction of conflicts between couples in the experimental group (F=108.110, p=0.0001) and the stability of the results in the follow-up phase (F=39.40, p=0.001). Therefore, regarding Question 1 of the study, it can be said that acceptance and commitment couples therapy had reduced the marital conflict between couples in the experimental group over time. Regarding Question 2 of the study, the stability of the effectiveness of the intervention over time was approved.

The results showed that acceptance and commitment couples therapy reduces marital conflicts. The difference between marital conflicts in the experimental and control groups after the intervention is significant; that is, the average score of marital conflicts was lower at the post-test of the experimental group. According to Cohen, the effect size of 40% is medium. The effect size of this study was 49%, meaning that the effect is valid after three months. Accordingly, implementing each of the six stages of acceptance and commitment couples therapy (experiential avoidance, acceptance, cognitive dissonance, being present, self-monitoring, and values) improves the damage caused to different dimensions of the couples’ behavior, cognition, emotion, and relationship. This therapy increases couples’ intimacy, reduces their marital conflicts, improves the quality of their communication, and enhances their marital satisfaction.

The process of applied research and experimentation in the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century was not very integrated and its scope deserves research. The present study describes the status of the publication of documents in the field of couple therapy and the mapping of scientific cooperation networks of individuals, organizations, and countries, as well as the mapping of the peer network of reforms in the Scopus database from 1970 to 2020. The method of this research is descriptive and with a bibliometric approach. In this study, 2898 published documents on the subject of couple therapy from the Scopus database were analyzed by bibliography as a thematic search. Data analysis was performed using Scopus database analysis options and VOS viewer imaging software. The research findings show the upward trend in the publication of applied documents in the field of couple therapy in the last 20 years. The top five countries active in scientific production on the subject were the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia, respectively. The most productive journals identified were " Journal of Marital and Family Therapy ", " Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology ", " Family Process ", "Journal of Family Psychotherapy" and " Behavior Therapy ", respectively. In addition, there were two prolific writers, Christensen, A, and Johnson, S.M. The evolution of keyword concepts has also been studied in this study. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that in addition to couple therapy, special attention should be paid to the field of psychological education to improve relationships; because at present, the most important issue in the field of couple therapy is in prestigious journals and our country, not enough studies have been done.

The aim of this study was to predict emotional divorce based on sexual satisfaction among couples undergoing couples therapy in Tehran.

The method of this descriptive-analytical study was correlational. The statistical population included all couples who referred to two counseling centers for psychology and family therapy in Tehran in 1398, from which 120 couples were selected by available methods and answered the Multi-Questionnaire of Sexual Issues (MSQ) and Emotional Divorce. They gave.

The data were analyzed by stepwise regression method using SPSS software version 26. Statistical findings and results of regression analysis test showed that out of twelve subscales of sexual problems of spouses that were related to their emotional divorce, six subscales had a significant effect.

According to the research findings, it can be concluded that when sexual satisfaction and sexual awareness of spouses are reduced and sexual mental employment, internal sexual control, sexual control and motivation The more sexual, the more likely they are to have an emotional divorce.

Couples need to learn new ways of communicating with each other and change the basic assumptions that bind them and their spouse together. When couples fail to do this, intimacy and mutual commitment are broken and marital boredom develops. At this time, the basis of the couple's intimacy must be reformed. Improving intimacy requires examining intrapersonal and interpersonal dynamics; Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of solution-oriented couple therapy on marital conflict and marital boredom of couples.

The present study was quasi-experimental with experimental and control groups and pre-test design, post-test with one month follow-up. The statistical population in the present study included couples who had referred to the counseling center of the mobile group in Region 2 of Tehran due to conflicts and communication problems between April and May 2017. After screening with the Marital Conflict and Marital Boredom Scale and the initial survey (interview), 20 couples were randomly selected as a research sample, 10 couples (couple) in the experimental group and 10 couples (couple) in the control group. Couples in the experimental group received McDonald's solution-centered couple therapy intervention (2007) for eight 90-minute sessions as a group, and couples in the control group were placed on a waiting list. Both groups answered the marital conflict and marital boredom questionnaires in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Descriptive statistics and repeated measures analysis of variance were used to analyze the obtained data.

The results showed that solution-oriented couple therapy significantly reduced the rate of marital conflict (F = 10.68, p = 0.002) and marital boredom (F = 13.58, p = 0.001) and the results It was also stable in the follow-up phase.

Based on the findings, it can be concluded that couple therapy reduces the axis of marital conflict and marital boredom in couples.

Marital conflicts negatively affect couple relationships, and consequently, family relationships. Although several studies have been conducted on marital conflict, no study has examined the effect of object relations couple therapy on the emotional expressiveness of couples with marital conflict. So, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of object relations couple therapy on the emotional expressiveness and marital intimacy of couples with marital conflict.

This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design, a control group, and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population included 192 couples who referred to Hekmat Va Saadat Counseling Centers in the first six months of 2019, from which 40 couples who received lower scores than the cut-off points of 40 were selected by the convenient sampling method after screening with King and Emmons (1990) Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire and randomly assigned to the object relations couple therapy experimental group (10 couples) and the control group (10 couples). The experimental group received the Donovan (2013) object relations couple therapy intervention for eight 90-minute sessions, and the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA.

The results showed that object relations couple therapy intervention had an effect on positive emotional expressiveness (P = 0.001, F = 114.76), intimacy emotional expressiveness (P = 0.001, F = 228.85), and negative emotional expressiveness (P = 0.001, F = 34.88) and that this effect was stable at the follow-up stage.

The results suggest evidence that object relations couple therapy intervention is a suitable method to increase positive emotional expressiveness and intimacy emotional expressiveness and reduce negative emotional expressiveness in couples with marital conflict.

Various factors are undoubtedly effective in the occurrence of marital disputes, among which we can point to having irrational expectations and attitudes in married life. Accordingly, the present study was aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotionally focused couples therapy and reality therapy for couples on marital communication beliefs and marital expectations of couples.

The present study is a type of quasi-experimental project with pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up. The statistical population of the present study included all couples who were referred to counseling centers in Tehran in 2018. In this research, 45 couples were selected using the targeted sampling method to form three groups. And 15 couples were randomly selected in the emotionally focused couplechr('39')s therapy group, 15 couples in the reality therapy group, and 15 couples in the control group. The research tools were the Marital Communication Beliefs Scale of Edelson and Epstein (1982) and the Marital Expectations Questionnaire of Omidvar et al. (2010). Both of the study groups received Johnsonchr('39')s (2012) emotionally focused therapy and Glasserchr('39')s reality therapy (2016) for eight sessions of 90 minutes. And the data were analyzed using repeated measures mixed analysis of variance.

The results of the analysis of the data showed that in comparison with the control group, both couples therapy methods had a significant effect on the destructiveness of opposition, gender differences, and marital expectations in couples (p=0.05). Also, emotionally focused couple therapy had a greater effect on marital communication beliefs and marital expectations in couples than reality therapy for couples (p=0.05).

The results of the study suggest that emotionally focused couple therapy and reality therapy approaches are a good way to improve and increase marital communication beliefs and marital expectations.

The goal for this research was to assess the effectiveness of the two approaches in couples therapy, one being based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and the other being Imago therapy (IRT), on couple’s sexual intimacy.

Quasi-experimental method with pre and post-test and control group were used. Total of 45 couples from among those who used counseling centers in city of Kermanshah during the year 2019 participated voluntarily in this research. They were randomly assigned to three 15-couple groups of ACT, Imago Therapy, and control. Eight 90-minute sessions were conducted using ACT with one group and Imago Therapy with another group. Data was collected using sexual intimacy questionnaire that was adapted from Enrich scale.

Covariance analysis showed (p>0.05) couples therapy based on ACT and Imago Therapy techniques were effective in improving sexual intimacy in couples. These findings showed utilizing techniques in ACT-based couples therapy, cause psychological acceptance about mental experiences and decrease ineffective controlling behaviors.

The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of couple therapy based on the choice theory in reducing marital burnout and conflict in couples who visited Mehravar Counseling Center.

The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and two-month follow-up. The statistical population consisted of couples who visited Mehravar Counseling Center in Tehran in July and August 2018. After screening with the Marital Conflict Questionnaire-Revised by Sanai Zaker (2000) and Pinz Marital Burnout Scale (1996), we selected 20 couples and assigned 10 couples randomly to the experimental group and 10 to the control group. Couples in the experimental group received the Duba, Graham, Britzman, and Minatra (2009) treatment package in six 60-minute sessions once a week, and the control group was placed on a waiting list. We analyzed data using the repeated measures analysis of variance.

The results at a significance level of P<0.05 indicated the effect of couple therapy intervention based on the choice theory on marital conflict (F=3.61) and marital burnout (F=4.31) and the stability of the effect at the follow-up stage.

Given that the degree of intimacy had a wide impact on the quality of coupleschr('39') marital relationships, the marriage enrichment intervention based on the choice theory modified and increased interactions between couples and thus increased intimacy and improved the quality of their marital relationships. Therefore, we suggest using this therapy by couple therapists.

Divorce is an undoubtly damage to the family. Yet, official statistics show that Emotional divorce is now considered a more serious problem. Emotional divorce is a kind of abnormality in the family system through which the relationships does not end in divorce but couples continue their common life for some reason while their marital life may lack love, companionship, and friendship. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of counseling with an emphasis on Choice Theory in reducing emotional divorce among couples. The statistical population included couples referring to counseling centers in Ahvaz from which three couples were selected. Multiple baseline experimental single case was used as the method of the study .A counseling program based on Choice Theory was conducted for eight 90-minutes weekly sessions in the form of the couple therapy treatment. After the intervention, a follow-up was performed with a monthly interval. The participants at baseline, treatment and follow-up responded to Emotional Divorce Scale (EDS). Results showed that the counseling program could reduce the couple's scores on the scale which may, in turn, imply a reduction in their emotional divorce. Couples therapists are recommended use this model to improve the couple's emotional intimacy .

Intimacy in marriage can contribute to the well-being of each individual partner in part by an arena in which both partners can satisfy important needs such as emotional need. Marital quality is an important aspect of family life that shapes family members and especially spouse’s health and wellbeing. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a brief integrative couples counseling in enhancing emotional intimacy and marital quality among couples. The statistical population included couples referring to counseling centers of Ahvaz. Three couples were selected using purposive sampling. The treatment protocol of the brief integrative couples counseling was conducted for 6 sessions in the form of couple therapy and after the intervention, the follow-up was performed in two stages with a monthly interval. The participants at baseline, treatment and follow-up responded to Emotional Intimacy Subscale (EIS) of Personal Assessment of Intimacy Questionnaire (PAIQ) and Measure of Marital Quality (MMQ). Results showed that brief integrative couples counseling has positive effects on enhancing emotional intimacy and marital quality. The efficiency of brief integrative couples counseling in enhancing emotional intimacy and marital quality is confirmed, and couples therapists can use this model in working with couples to improve their marital intimacy and emotional quality.

The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of teaching emotion management strategies in improving family functioning of couples. It was a quasi-experimental study with 60 participants (30 couples) who were selected using convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to control and treatment groups. All participants completed the Family Assessment Device (FAD) Inventory, and the treatment group underwent an eight session instructional program on emotion management strategies. In addition, couples’ age, educational degree, and length of marriage were checked. Data analysis was done using Covariance analysis. The variables of Time and Group were found statistically significant. In other words, the results showed that teaching emotion management strategies could improve family functioning. The training program on how to manage emotions can play a significant role in improving family functioning in couples.