Comparison the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment-Based Education Approach and Emotion-Based Cognitive Therapy Approach on Their Cognitive Perspective, Spouse's Cognitive Perspective in Conflicting Couples

Research has shown that a significant proportion of couples seeking treatment for their marital disorders experience problems in regulating their emotions in the context of their own cognitive perspective or that of their spouse; Therefore, the main purpose of this study was to Comparison the effectiveness of the acceptance and commitment-based education approach and the emotion-based cognitive therapy approach on the level of self-understanding, spouse-understanding perspective in conflicting couples referring to public welfare counseling centers in Hamadan.

In this study, a one-case experimental design of clinical trial was used. The statistical population included all couples with marital conflict in the summer of 1397, referred to the State Welfare Counseling Center in Hamadan. Using the available non-random sampling method, 45 conflicting couples (n = 90) were selected and formed the statistical sample of this study, which were replaced in two experimental groups and a control group. To collect data, Graz and Roemer (2004) self-understanding perspective scale, Christensen and Salavi's wife's conceptual perspective questionnaire (1984) were used. Clinical significance method was used to analyze the data.

The analysis of the findings shows that the most effective approach based on acceptance and commitment to increase their cognitive perspective is the restoration of cognitive perspective in comparison with emotion-oriented cognitive therapy. Also, a significant difference was observed between the effectiveness of the approach based on acceptance and commitment and emotion-based cognitive therapy on the understanding of the spouse in conflicting couples in Hamadan.

According to the findings of this study, the effectiveness of the approach of education based on acceptance and commitment on the level of their cognitive perspective, the cognitive perspective of the spouse in conflicting couples is more than the emotion-based cognitive therapy approach.