جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « marital conflict » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

Nowadays, it is clear to everyone the positive effects of sports activities as a non-pharmacological method. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of eight weeks of exercise training in water on marital conflicts and emotional self-regulation of inactive veterans in Ilam city. The method of this research is a quasi-experimental type of pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research is all the veterans of Ilam city, of which 28 people were selected as a sample using available and voluntary sampling in two experimental (14 people) and control (14 people) groups. Sports exercises in water were held with the experimental group for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week and 70 minutes each session. During this period, the control group did not participate in any specific exercise program. Two library and field methods were used to collect data; in this way, in order to collect the background and theoretical foundations of the research, the library method was used, and to collect data, two standard questionnaires of marital conflicts by Sanaei Zaker and Barati (2008) and emotional self-regulation by Hoffman and Kashdan (2010) were used. Validity and reliability were also confirmed. In order to analyze the data, Univariate covariance and Multivariate covariance statistical tests were used with the help of SPSS version 24 software. The results of the research showed that there is a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups (at a 95% confidence level) after exercise training in water in the variable of emotional self-regulation, but no significant difference was observed in the variable of marital conflicts. Therefore, exercise training in water has a significant effect on the emotional self-regulation of the experimental group, but it does not have a significant effect on marital conflicts. Exercise training in water improves the emotional self-regulation of veterans; therefore, Martyr Foundation and Veterans Affairs of Ilam can use this method of intervention in order to improve the emotional self-regulation of veterans.

This research was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of schema therapy and emotion focused therapy on alexithymia of people suffering from marital conflict.

The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with two experimental groups and one control group. From the statistical population of women referring to the clinics of the 1st district of Tehran, 45 people were selected using the available method and replaced in three groups using a random method. The research tool was emotional ataxia (Begby et al., 1994). First, the pre-test of alexithymia was performed for all three groups, then schema therapy and emotion-focused therapy were performed for the experimental groups, but no intervention was applied for the control group; Finally, the post-test and the follow-up test were performed for all three groups.

The results of the repeated measurement test showed that both schema therapy and emotion-oriented groups are effective in reducing alexithymia (p>0.01). Bon Feroni's post hoc test showed that emotional therapy is more effective than schema therapy (p>0.01).

it is suggested to use emotion-focused therapy to improve the alexithymia of people with marital conflict.

Extramarital affairs harm marriage and family, especially in conflicted relationships. Extramarital affairs have a lot of reasons, including personality characteristics. Dark personality tetrad, among the recent personality characteristics, encompasses 3 different components (Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy) that may overlap each other. Dark personality tetrad has been presented in many studies with different variables, including emotional intelligence. There is insufficient research about dark personality and emotional intelligence. Family stands out as the most essential unit of society, and understanding the reason for marital conflicts and extramarital affairs can help preserve family solidarity. This study was conducted to predict the tendency to extramarital relationships based on the dark personality tetrad and emotional intelligence in couples with marital conflict.

This research was a correlational study. The statistical population of this research consisted of all couples with marital conflicts living in Tehran City, Iran, who were referred to one of the psychology services clinics in 2019 to attend educational workshops. Individuals were selected by the convenience sampling method and answered the Marital Conflict Scale (Barati & Sanaee, 1999). Out of these individuals, 150 (75 couples) were recognized with marital conflicts, evidenced by scores higher than 114 on the marital conflict scale. Afterward, they answered the Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (Siberia–Schering, 1996), the Dark Tetrad Personality Scale (Yousefi & Imanzad, 2018), and Tendency Toward Extramarital Affairs (Whatley, 2008). The inclusion criteria were desire and informed consent to participate in the research, being married, and obtaining a score of at least 114 on the Marital Conflict Scale (Barati & Sanaee, 1999). The exclusion criteria were non–cooperation, being divorced, incomplete filling out the questionnaires, and not obtaining the minimum score of the marital conflict scale. Data was described using descriptive statistics indicators (mean and standard deviation). The Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis. The significance level of statistical tests was 0.01. Data analysis was done in SPSS version 22.

Results showed that the tendency to extramarital affairs had a negative and significant relationship with emotional intelligence (p<0.001, r=–0.702). Also, the tendency to extramarital affairs showed a positive and significant relationship with the four dark personality traits: narcissism (r=0.858, p<0.001), sociopathy (r=0.669, p<0.001), Machiavellianism (r=0.651, p<0.001), and sadism (r=0.461, p<0.001). Also, machiavellian, psychopath, and sadism could not predict extramarital affairs (p>0.01). Still, emotional intelligence (p<0.001, β= –0.414) and narcissism in the four dark personality traits (p<0.001, β=0.574) could predict the tendency to extramarital affairs.

Based on the findings of the research, the tendency to extramarital affairs is predicted by emotional intelligence and the narcissistic component in the four dark personality traits.

Effective communication is the foundation of a healthy and successful family. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy” (ACT) and "Compassion Focused Therapy" (CFT) and " Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Enriched with Compassion " on communication patterns of married women suffering from depression and marital conflicts referred to counseling and psychological centers in Mashhad. 

The method of the current research was semi-experimental of type pre-test, post-test and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of the study included married women suffering from depression and marital conflicts who referred to counseling and psychological centers in Mashhad in 2019. 60 people were selected by sampling in convenience method. Then by simple randomization (lottery), they were divided into 4 groups: "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy", "Compassion-Focused Therapy", "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Enriched with Compassion " and the control group. (15 people in each group). Data collection instruments were demographic questionnaire, “Communication Patterns Questionnaire”, “Beck Depression Inventory-II” and “Marital Conflict Questionnaire”. Content validity was calculated by qualitative method and reliability by internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the instruments. The first intervention group received "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" and the second intervention group "Compassion-Focused Therapy" and the third intervention group "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Enriched with Compassion" in 8 90-minute training sessions, and the control group was on the waiting list for received intervention. Data analysis was done with SPSS. 21.

There is a significant difference between the pre-test, post-test and follow-up communication patterns in the intervention and control groups (P<0/01). The results of the Bonferroni pairwise comparison test indicate that the significance level of the test of all 3 intervention groups with the control group is less than 0.05 (P<0/01) and this difference is more for the "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Enriched with Compassion" group. 

"Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" and “Compassion Focused Therapy" and "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Enriched with Compassion" are effective on communication patterns and "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Enriched with Compassion" has been more effective in improving communication patterns over time. Therefore, it is suggested that the principles of this type of therapy be used in cultural and family centers such as family cultural centers of the country to prevent conflict in the future relationships of couples by using short-term training courses.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness on anger management, marital conflict and quality of life.

The method of this research is quasi-experimental and the design of the control group has been used. For this purpose, a sample of 40 men and women who referred to counseling clinics in Bojnourd were selected and randomly available in two experimental groups (20 people) and control (20 people) by sampling method. To measure mindfulness, from the package written by Bowen, Chaula and Marlat, (2011), to measure anger management from the Spielberger anger control questionnaire, to measure the quality of life from the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire and to measure conflict from Zakir and Barati (2008) was used. SPSS software version 23 was used to analyze the data.

Findings from covariance test showed that mindfulness training has an effective role in anger management, reducing marital conflict and increasing quality of life.

The findings of the present study indicated that mindfulness training using techniques such as conscious thoughts, emotions and behaviors can be used as an effective method to improve quality of life, reduce anger and marital conflicts.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment with cognitive-behavioral couple therapy on marital conflict and emotion regulation in married women. The research was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group and three-month follow-up period. The statistical population included all married women with marital boredom who referred to counseling centers in Rasht in 1400, which was selected by available sampling method of 60 people and were assigned to three groups of 20 people. Data collection was performed in addition to demographic information checklist with marital boredom questionnaire, marital bourgeoisie questionnaire and emotion regulation questionnaire. For the subjects of the experimental groups (both intervention programs), 12 sessions were performed, one session per week for 1 hour. In addition to descriptive statistical methods, data analysis was performed by repeated measures analysis of variance. The results showed that in the post-test stage, there was a significant difference between the total score of emotion regulation and its dimensions in the three groups (P <0.05). Also, the results showed that in the post-test stage, there is a significant difference between the score of marital conflict and its dimensions in individuals participating in intervention programs with control individuals (P <0.05). This difference was also persistent in the follow-up stage (P <0.05). Also, the results of Ben Foroni post hoc test showed that there is a significant difference in the effectiveness of the two couples therapy methods on dependent variables, so that the effect of acceptance and commitment to cognitive-behavioral method on marital conflict and emotion regulation was more beneficial.

The most common form of violence against women is domestic violence, with the highest probability of repetition and the highest social, psychological and economic consequences, which often occur by the closest people in the family. This study aimed to develop a model for the role of difficulty in emotion regulation and intolerance of anxiety in domestic violence against women considering the mediating role of marital conflict in couples referring to counseling centers in Sanandaj City.

This was a fundamental stady based on descriptive methods. The stady population included all women referring to counseling centers in Sanandaj between 1398 and 1399.Using converience sampling method a total of 300 women were entered into the study. For data collection we used, Domestic Violence Questionnaire against Women by Mohseni Tabrizi et al. (2010), Simmons and Gahr Distress Intolerance Questionnaire (2005), Emotional Regulation Difficulties Questionnaire, and Barati and Sanaei Marital Conflict Questionnaire (1996). Using PLS-3 software, data were analyzed by structural equation model.

The results showed the direct effects of emotion regulation difficulty (8.202), anxiety intolerance (4.081) and marital conflict (641.64) on domestic violence against women. The results also showed indirect effects of emotional regulation difficulty through marital conflict (4.347) and intolerance of anxiety through marital conflict (4.798) on domestic violence against women.

The results showed that marital conflict acts as a mediator.  In fact, it is considered a motivating factor for commiting violence against women.

 Marriage is one of the most important interpersonal relationships that many people experience and it is a social institution based on which a man and a woman decide to live together as a couple through a legal, religious and moral obligation. They get married based on specific goals and wish to experience a stable and satisfying life. But when couples live a stable and satisfying life, they also experience conflicts in their life together. Marital conflicts are one of the common problems of couples and is due to the inconsistency of the couple in the type of their desires and expectations. Communication beliefs are also one of the factors that affect couples' relationship and according to Beck (1970) when our irrational beliefs decrease and logical beliefs replace them, marital satisfaction and compatibility will also increase. As long as couples are not aware that these thoughts are irrational and are somehow accustomed to these beliefs, they downplay and ignore their role in creating marital problems.Also, one of the effective factors in women's mental health in the process of marital life is their satisfactory sexual desires and reactions, which include physiological, psychosocial, developmental and sexual response dimensions. Understanding this cognition is problematic due to the specific research limitations, but the durability and stability of an important part of the marital relationship according to the values and norms approved by society, depends on sexual intercourse (frequency and type) between men and women and the couple talk about sex , Sexual desires and preferences and the discovery of other sexual preferences, have a great impact on establishing a marital relationship. Self-expression, which means "the ability to express feelings, thoughts and beliefs, and to defend one's rights in logical ways," has three dimensions of the power to express emotions; The power to articulate good and bad beliefs and thoughts and to make strong and clear decisions is the power to stand up for one's rights and not allow others to harm or abuse one's personal weakness. Obviously, not expressing feelings and emotions, in many cases, causes long-term sexual problems.Therefore, one of the interventions that can be used and researched in the case of people with marital conflicts is the emotional security model. The results of a study showed that emotional security training has a significant effect on women's marital conflict and its dimensions. Other findings of this study showed that emotional security training affects both dimensions of will and mental well-being neuropathy. In addition, in the case of emotion-oriented couple therapy, which is a method that is close to and somewhat overlaps with the method of emotional security, the results of Davarnia et al.'s(2014)research showed that emotion-based couple therapy training has reduced women's marital burnout. In fact, emotional security training focuses on increasing effective feelings about attachment, moderating self-esteem, and relieving oneself of unpleasant emotions such as shame. Weber is effective in increasing the emotion of happiness and reducing marital conflict.Therefore, considering the effect of emotional security training on couples' emotions and attachment, the important role of women in the family and their impact on other family members and the importance that marital beliefs, expression and sexuality can play in women's marital conflicts. Researchers and psychotherapists in Iran have not paid much attention to these preventive methods, including teaching emotional security to couples, and these methods need more scientific study. As a result, the question of the present study is whether emotional security training has a significant effect on marital beliefs, expression and sexual activity in women with marital conflicts?

In this quasi-experimental study, 50 women with marital conflicts were selected by the purposive sampling method and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Eight 90-minute sessions were held for the experimental group for 4 weeks and the control group did not receive any intervention during this period. Participants were measured by the Barati and Sanai (1996) Marital Conflict Questionnaire, the Idelson-Epstein (1982) Communication Beliefs, the Halbert Sexual Index (1992), and the Rosen et al. (2000) Sexual Performance Index.

The results of analysis of covariance, repeated measures test, and Bonferroni post hoc test showed that the scores of beliefs about Marital Relationship among the experimental group decreased significantly, but in the control group there was no significant decrease and the scores of Sexual Expressiveness and function among The experimental group had a significant increase, but in the control group there was no significant increase, so there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups. The follow-up results also showed that the effect of educational intervention was still stable.

The results of this study showed that emotional safety training has a significant effect on beliefs about marital relationship,sexual expressiveness ,sexual function in the experimental group who received the educational intervention, compared with the control group who did not receive educational intervention Significant changes were experienced in the dependent variables and also the follow-up results showed that the effect of educational intervention in the experimental group was still stable. Therefore, the hypotheses were confirmed. As a result, based on the evidence of the present study, this educational program can be used to improve the beliefs about marital relationships and sexual expressiveness and function in women with marital conflicts. The Emotional safety training Training Program helps couples become aware of each other's perceptions by providing awareness of their beliefs and perceptions in the relationship. It then uses behavioral techniques (active listening and empathy) to create a healthier perception and clearer relationships.Teaching Behavioral Techniques Increases Positive Interactions such as Identifying and Expressing Emotions, Expressing Needs and Desires Instead of Expecting Mindfulness, Apologizing, and Forgiving When Angering, and Managing Conflict Instead of Withdrawing Couples' relationships become clearer, resulting in negative beliefs. Marital relationships are improved and marital conflicts are reduced.People also learn to increase their verbal and non-verbal interactions, to show sexual self-expression, including touching, hugging and kissing in relation to their spouse, and to express their thoughts and desires and be more physically close.Therefore, although these trainings do not deal directly with sexuality, but by promoting self-esteem, reducing negative emotions such as shame and increasing positive emotions and expressing them, the ground for increasing women's sexual activity is provided. The main limitation of this study is the taboo nature of sexual issues in society, and for this reason, some participants were cautious in their answers. Therefore, it is suggested that other researchers use this type of research with other effective intervention strategies on beliefs about Marital Relationship, Sexual Expressiveness and function in women with marital conflicts.

Women with marital conflict have less resilience in their lives, for this reason, the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the therapeutic package of originality in the three worlds based on Rollo May existential theory on the resilience of women with marital conflict.

Methods and Materials:

 The current research method was quantitative and of the type of quasi-experimental studies and pre-test and post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of this study included women who refer to the psychological clinics of Isfahan city, from which 26 were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly placed in two experimental and control groups. Resilience questionnaires were used to collect information. The experimental group received the therapeutic package during 14 sessions of 75 minutes, and the control group did not receive any intervention during this period. Data analysis was done with spss-24 software and with the statistical method of analysis of variance with repeated measures and chi-square test at the level of 0.05.

Based on the chi-square test, no significant difference was observed in terms of age, education, and job between the two groups (P <0.05). On the other hand, this educational package has caused a significant increase in the score Subscales of competence, acceptance, trust in instincts and spiritual influences the experimental group compared to the control group (p<0.05).

The results of the research indicate the significant effectiveness of the educational program of originality in the three worlds based on Rollo May existential theory on resilience in women with marital conflict. Therefore, this educational package can be used to promote the resilience of women with marital conflict.

Marital conflict affects the mental, physical and family health of nurses. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the role of alexithymia, cognitive flexibility and fear of intimacy in predicting marital conflict in nurses

The present study is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the present study was all nurses working in the hospitals of Karaj city in 2021, which were selected by the Convenience sampling method from shahidrajaee, Imam ali and Takhtjamshid hospitals 240 people. The Psychological Flexibility Inventory (CFI), the Toronto Emotional Dysfunction Scale (TAS) and the Intimacy Fear Scale (FIS) were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis in SPSS-24 software.

The results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between problem solving processing (r = 0.732 and P = 0.001) and control perception (r = -0.616 and P = 0.001) with marital conflict. Between difficulty in identifying emotions (r = 0.593 and P = 0.001), difficulty in describing emotions (r = 0.724 and P = 0.001), objective thinking (r = 0.441 and P = 0.001) and fear of intimacy (r = 0.544 and P = 0.001) have a positive and significant relationship with marital conflict. Also, the results of multiple regression analysis revealed that 68.7% of the variance of marital conflict is explained by alexithymia, cognitive flexibility and fear of intimacy.

According to the results, to reduce nurses' marital conflict, programs can be designed to increase their cognitive flexibility and reduce alexithymia and fear of their intimacy, and implemented through online or offline workshops.

The family is one of the most important social institutions based on marriage. The issue of marriage is one of the most fundamental issues of human society and the first sprouts of communication between generations appear in the family. Emotional relationships, love, affection, and empathy in the family ensure the mental health of individuals and the upliftment of human beings. But one of the biggest social problems in today's human society is family conflicts; therefore, addressing the issue of marital conflict to achieve prevention strategies is one of the most important necessities of family education. Marital conflict can be defined as the dissatisfaction of at least one couple with the relationship, which increases rapidly. The existence of marital conflicts between couples is inevitable and conflicts in couples' relationships are one of the consequences of harm in the family and a common phenomenon. Although the family gives its members a sense of security and peace, marital conflicts weaken relationships, increase marital problems, and do not meet the natural needs of couples. On the other hand, couples' expectations towards marriage and married life play an important role in marital conflicts, and the problems that arise through marital conflict cause irreparable damage to the family body. As a result, the need to strengthen family life and its stability and durability is the type of attitude and interaction of couples with each other, and communication beliefs are among the factors that affect the relationship between couples. Awareness and knowledge of couples of their role in creating a healthy and fruitful relationship are of particular importance; But sometimes, after a while, a couple or both of them may have doubts about the depth and shape of their relationship; Because they do not see the necessary harmony in the psychological distances between the beliefs of marital relations (their expectations from life) and the realities of their marital life, and they feel frustration and marital exhaustion. However, one of the most damaging factors that threaten marital life and its stability is that irrational and romantic beliefs enter the couple's life after marriage. Research has shown that high levels of irrational communication beliefs are associated with low levels of marital satisfaction. One of the biggest social problems in today's society is family conflicts; therefore, addressing the issue of marital conflict to achieve prevention strategies is one of the most important necessities of family education. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of sex enrichment training on marital relationship beliefs, expression, and sexual activity in women with marital conflicts.

In this quasi-experimental study, 50 women with marital conflicts were selected by the purposive sampling method and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Eight 90-minute sessions were held for the experimental group for 4 weeks and the control group did not receive any intervention during this period. Participants were measured by the Barati and Sanai (1996) Marital Conflict Questionnaire, the Idelson-Epstein (1982) Communication Beliefs, the Halbert Sexual Index (1992), and the Rosen et al. (2000) Sexual Performance Index.

The results of analysis of covariance, repeated measures test, and Bonferroni post hoc test showed that the scores of marital relationship beliefs among the experimental group decreased significantly, but in the control group there was no significant decrease and the scores of expression and sexual activity among The experimental group had a significant increase, but in the control group there was no significant increase, so there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups. The follow-up results also showed that the effect of educational intervention was still stable.

The results of this study showed that sex enrichment training has a significant effect on marital beliefs, expression, and sexual activity in the experimental group who received the educational intervention, compared with the control group who did not receive educational intervention Significant changes were experienced in the dependent variables and also the follow-up results showed that the effect of educational intervention in the experimental group was still stable. Therefore, the hypotheses were confirmed. As a result, based on the evidence of the present study, this educational program can be used to improve the beliefs about marital relationships and the sexual expression and sexuality of women with marital conflicts. The Sex Enrichment Training Program helps couples reduce their communication problems by teaching them expressive speaking and listening skills. According to experts, in the approach of enriching sex, change and improvement are the results of the clients' own work, and the clients can overcome problems by acquiring special skills. As a result, in this training program, people are taught skills that can help people to achieve a healthy and happy life. Marital life combined with sexual intimacy requires skills that people in the family may not learn. In this training, conflict resolution skills and conversation skills are taught, and this training causes good couples to learn to listen and establish a good relationship with each other. This good listening skill reduces the couple's misunderstanding. In fact, enriching marital education leads to the growth of the marital relationship in a positive direction. People are also taught the skills to focus on their emotions and the feelings of their husbands, which results in the promotion of sexual intimacy and the ability to express sexual needs and desires by women and ultimately increase their sexual expression. The main limitation of this study is the taboo nature of sexual issues in society, and for this reason, some participants were cautious in their answers. Therefore, it is suggested that other researchers use this type of research with other effective intervention strategies on marital relationship beliefs, expression, and sexual activity in women with marital conflicts.

Marital burnout and conflicts are common phenomenon that weaken relationships and increase marital problems.

The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Schema Therapy on marital burnout and conflicts among applicants for divorce.

The research method was a semi experimental study with pre-test post-test control group design. The statistical population of the study included all divorce applicants in 2020. 45 participants in a block randomization were divided into two intervention groups, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (N=15) and Schema Therapy (N=15), and a control group (N=15). The interventions were performed for both groups through 12 sessions, 90 minutes. The control group did not receive any intervention during this period. The Pains Boredom Scale (1996) and the Sanai Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ-R) were used to collect data. Findings were analyzed by SPSS-20 software using descriptive and inferential statistics.

The results showed that both Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (P<0.01, F=59.78) and Schema Therapy (P<0.01, F=4.40) are effective on marital burnout and marital conflicts. Comparing two interventions also showed that Schema Therapy was more effective than Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on reducing marital burnout (P<0.01, F=13.60) and couples marital conflicts (P<0.01, F=29.93).

According to the results, ACT therapy and schema therapy are important role in reducing marital distress and conflict. Therefore, these methods and other treatment methods should be used to improve marital satisfaction and reduce marital distress and conflict.

Marital conflict is caused by the incompatibility of the couple in the type of needs and the method of satisfying it and irresponsible behavior towards the marital relationship and marriage. One of the treatments can be couple therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of "Systemic-Behavioral Couple Therapy" on self-differentiation and sexual satisfaction in couples with marital conflict.

The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with pre-test design, post-test with control and follow-up groups. The statistical population of this study consisted of couples with marital conflict who referred to 2 health centers of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran in winter of 2020 (due to easier access of researchers to these two centers). The “Marital Conflict Questionnaire Revised” was used to identify conflicting couples. 20 couples (40 people) who had a score of 115 or more than 270 of the total questionnaire, were selected by simple random sampling method and after matching, were divided into two groups of intervention and control. The instruments used in the study included demographic information, "Index of Sexual Satisfaction", “Differentiation of Self Inventory” and “Marital Conflict Questionnaire Revised”. The validity of the instruments was measured by the content validity ratio method and the reliability by the internal consistency method by calculating the Cronbach's coefficient. "Systemic-Behavioral Couple Therapy" was performed on the intervention group in 10 sessions of 90 minutes once a week. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS. 21.

Intervention on female sexual satisfaction (P <0.05, F = 15.00), male sexual satisfaction (P <0.05, F = 12.27), female differentiation (P <0.05, F= 22.51) and male differentiation (P <0/05, F=16.92) was effective and this effect remained stable in the follow-up stage. 

“Systemic-Behavioral Couple Therapy” has been effective in increasing the level of sexual satisfaction and differentiation of each couple. It is suggested to use the above method as a practical and effective treatment method to improve their sexual satisfaction and differentiation in couples with marital conflict.

One of the disabilities and abnormalities of marriage that causes psychological problems, indifference and divorce are marital conflict and the inability to solve conflicts. Considering the role of emotion and emotions in marital life, and considering that Emotional couple therapy approach and Guttman cognitive–systemic couple therapy approach in recent years has been very effective in couple’s therapy, doing comparative research in this regard Determine the strengths and weaknesses of each one more than the other and determine the appropriate treatment for solving couples conflicts. According to researches, a research which compares the effectiveness of these two approaches in the field of balance of affect and harmony–marital dissonance has not been found. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine and compare the efficacy of emotionally focused couple therapy and Gottman's cognitive–systemic couple therapy was on the balance of affect of conflicting couples.

In this research, a semi–experimental design, pre–test and post–test design with two experimental and one control groups were used. The statistical population of this study was all contradictory and disadvantaged couples (Levels 1, 2 and 3) referring to counseling and private psychology centers in 2nd and 5th district of Tehran in 2019. From this community, 60 people were randomly selected and randomly assigned to three groups (20 subjects), Experimental groups 1 and 2 and control group. The criteria for subjects to enter the research were: informed consent to participate in the research; People with a history of 1–10 years of married life; having a marital conflict without legal and judicial action for separation and not being in the process of divorce and settlement and separation; No psychiatric disorder. The criteria for withdrawing the subjects from the research were unwillingness to continue participating in the research and legal action for divorce. In pretest and posttest, Positive and Negative Affect Scales (PANAS) (Watson et al., 1988) was used for each of the three groups. The emotionally focused couple therapy sessions in seven sessions for Experimental group 1 and Gottman’s cognitive–systemic couple therapy in seven session sessions for experimental group 2 were performed, but no intervention was applied to the control group. Data analysis was done using covariance analysis to measure effectiveness and Bonferroni's post hoc test to check the two–by–two difference between the mean scores of the three groups in the post–test in SPSS version 23. The significance level of the tests was 0.05

The results of covariance analysis showed that both groups of emotionally focused couple therapy and the Gottman’s cognitive–systemic couple therapy had a significant effect on the balance of affect (increase of positive affection and negative emotional loss) of conflicting couples (p<0.001). The results of Bonferroni test showed that the efficacy of emotionally focused couple therapy was more than the Gottman’s cognitive–systemic couple therapy (p<0.001).

According to the findings, the emotionally focused couple therapy based on Johnson's theory has a greater effect on couples' affect balance than Guttman's cognitive–systemic couple therapy. Therefore, the emotionally focused couple therapy can be used to increase the affect balance of couples.

If the marital conflict is not resolved, it will cause inefficiency and inability of the couple. Therefore, teaching how to resolve conflict is essential to building a satisfying relationship. Factors that can be effective in marital conflict are family function and distress tolerance. Considering the role of psychological factors in women with marital conflicts and the use of multiple therapies and their effectiveness, and that most studies conducted to reduce conflicts and divorce have had a similar method and form, the psychological package in this research method can be very effective due to the high homogeneity with the existing context. Everything in this package has arisen from the basics of research related to the field and seeks to combine different methods to reduce marital conflict. The effectiveness of a treatment package based on transdiagnostic therapies of the McMaster model focused on compassion and mindfulness are examined in the family function and distress tolerance of women with marital conflict.

This applied research is a quasi–experimental study with a pretest–posttest design, a control group, and a 3–month follow–up. The statistical population of this study comprised all women with marital conflict who were referred to four selected counseling centers in the west of Tehran City, Iran, in the spring of 2019 who answered the Marital Conflict Questionnaire Sanai and Barati (2008). Then, 100 women who obtained the highest scores of marital conflict were chosen. Next, the Family Assessment Device (Epstein et al., 1983) and Distress Tolerance Scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005) were administered to them. Afterward, among eligible individuals, 24 women with a high score on family performance and a low score on distress tolerance volunteered and participated in the study. They were randomly divided into two groups: control and experiment. However, two people from each group dropped out, and the number of each group was reduced to 10. The inclusion criteria included having a high score on the Marital Conflict Questionnaire, being 25 to 45 years old, lacking drug addiction, having at least a diploma, not receiving psychological interventions at the study time, and having passed at least one year since their marriage. The exclusion criteria were an absence of more than two sessions from the therapy package. The experimental group underwent 12 therapy sessions designed based on McMaster transdiagnostic therapies, focused on compassion and mindfulness. The control group did not undergo any intervention. Both groups were followed up three months after the intervention. To analyze the data, in the descriptive statistics section, the central and dispersion indices, including the mean and standard deviation, were used. In the inferential statistics section, the repeated measures analysis of variance and the Bonferroni post hoc test were used. Also, to compare two groups in terms of demographic variables (duration of marriage, age, education), the Chi–square test was used. The aforementioned statistical analyzes were performed in SPSS version 24. The significance level of the tests was considered 0.05.

The analysis of variance of family performance was significant for intragroup (time) (p<0.001) and intergroup (p=0.042) factors. Also, the analysis of the variance of distress tolerance variable for intragroup (time) (p<0.001) and intergroup (p<0.001) factors were significant. Thus, for both variables of family function and distress tolerance, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups during the research stages, indicating the effect of the intervention. The mean score of family function in the experimental group in the posttest was lower than that in the pretest (p<0.001). Also, family function in the follow–up stage was significantly different from the pretest (p=0.004). There was no significant difference between the posttest and follow–up (p=0.975). The results showed that the distress tolerance scores in the experimental group in the posttest were higher than those in the pretest (p<0.001). In the follow–up stage, there was a significant difference from the pretest (p<0.001). No significant difference was observed between the posttest and follow–up (p=0.981).

Based on the study findings, the designed transdiagnostic package effectively improved family function and distress tolerance of women with marital conflict, and this package can be used to reduce marital conflicts.

The purpose of this study is to predict marital conflicts based on life skills and attachment styles mediated by sexual satisfaction and love story of couples.

The statistical population of this study included all couples who referred to counseling centers under the supervision of the Judiciary in Arak who had referred to these centers in a period of 6 months in 1398. The total statistical population was 600 couples (1200 people) and 146 couples (292 people) were selected as the statistical sample by available sampling method. Data collection tool: Hazan and Shiver Attachment Styles Scale Questionnaire (1993); Marital Conflict Scale Sanaei et al. (2000); Saatchi et al.'s Life Skills Scale (2010); The Larson Sexual Satisfaction Scale (1988) and the Sternberg Love Story Scale were standardized by (Alaei and Karami, 2007), all of which had validity and reliability. This study was a correlational study that was performed by structural equation modeling.

The results showed that both sexual satisfaction and love story can play a mediating role in predicting marital conflicts based on life skills and attachment styles.

Therefore, it can be concluded that sexual satisfaction can balance the relationship between attachment styles and marital conflict and reduce the rate of marital conflict. Also, the love story in the relationship between life skills and marital conflicts can reduce these conflicts.