The Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on Marital Intimacy and Sexual Satisfaction in Premenopausal Women Referred

Aim:

 The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction in premenopausal women.

The research method was quasi-experimental with experimental and control group and pre-test, post-test and 2-month follow-up. Forty women were selected using convenience sampling and screening using the Bagros Marriage Intimacy Questionnaire (2001) and Larson, Anderson, Holman, and Niemann (1998) marital satisfaction questionnaire and divided into experimental (20 female) and control (20 female) groups. Female) were replaced at random. Hayes and Strauss (2010) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Program was administered to the experimental group for 8 sessions of 90 minutes weekly. Both groups responded to the research questionnaires in three stages and the data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance.

The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy had an effect on marital intimacy (F = 4.94, p = 0.032) and sexual satisfaction (F = 39.46, p = 0.001). The two-month follow-up phase remained stable.

Because the treatment of acceptance and commitment led to improved intimacy and marital satisfaction, it can be used as an effective intervention method to improve marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction in premenopausal women.