Comparing effectiveness of walsh approach and olson approach on communicative models and marital burnout in the women hurt by marital betrayal

Various studies have shown the efficacy of Walsh and Olson's approach in improving the various communication and psychological components of couples. But does Walsh and Olson's approach lead to improved communication patterns and reduced marital disillusionment for women affected by marital infidelity?

The present study was conducted aiming to compare effectiveness of Walsh approach and Olson approach on communicative models and marital burnout in the women hurt by marital betrayal.

The research method of the present study was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the present study included all the women hurt by marital betrayal in the city of Tehran in 2017. Non-probable available sampling and random replacement were used in the present study. After selecting the sample size and replacing them in the experimental and control groups, the experimental groups received teaching interventions in ninety-minute sessions once a week during three months. The applied questionnaires in the present study included communicative models questionnaire (Christensen and Solavai, 1984) and marital burnout (Paienz, 1996). The data gotten from the study were analyzed through ANCOVA method.

The results of the data analysis showed that teaching Walsh approach and Olson approach has been effective on communicative models and marital burnout in the women hurt by marital betrayal (P<0/001). Moreover, the results of follow-up test showed that there isn’t any significant difference between the effectiveness of Walsh approach and Olson approach on communicative models and marital burnout in the women hurt by marital betrayal (P>0/05).

According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that Walsh and Olson approaches can be applied as efficient methods to change communicative models and marital burnout of the women hurt by marital betrayal.