The Effectiveness of Autobiographical Memory Specificity Training (MEST) on Experiential Avoidance Ruminations and Quality of Life among Betrayed Women with Depression Symptoms

Marital Betray is a traumatic and growing factor in different societies causes many problems for betrayed spouse. The purpose of this study was the effectiveness Autobiographical Memory Specificity Training on rumination, experiential avoidance and quality of betrayed women with depression symptoms in Yazd. For this purpose, during a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with a control group, 30 betrayed women were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Participants were evaluated in terms of acceptance and practice, rumination and quality of life before and after the intervention. The experimental group received 6 sessions of Autobiographical memory specificity training. Multivariate analysis of covariance results showed that compared to the control group, the experimental group showed a significant decrease in experiential avoidance and mental rumination and a significant increase in the quality of life. It seems that this method can be used as an effective therapeutic intervention in betrayed people.