Comparing the effectiveness of emotion focused couple therapy and integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on acceptance of couples applying for divorce

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1 hD student, General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon branch, Mazandaran, Iran

2 PhD in Educational Planning, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Mazandaran, Iran

3 Master's degree, Clinical Psychology, Ayatollah Amoli University, Mazandaran, Iran

4 PhD Student in Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon Branch, Mazandaran, Iran

5 PhD Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon Branch

6 Master's degree, Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Mazandaran, Iran

10.30479/mhc.2024.19719.1032

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion focused couple therapy and integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on acceptance of couples applying for divorce. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population of the research was the couples applying for divorce in Binesh and Hekmat counseling centers in Behshahr city in 2018. 24 couples (48 people) were selected by convenience Sampling and randomly assigned to three groups (8 couples in each group). The research tool included the Acceptance and action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II). Each experimental group received 14 intervention sessions. Repeated measurement analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that both experimental groups in the post-test and follow-up stage had a significantly higher average compared to the control group in life control (P<0.05) and a lower average in avoiding emotional experiences (P<0.01). Also, the results showed that integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy is more effective compared to emotion focused couple therapy on avoiding emotional experiences (P<0.05). The results of the research showed the preference of using integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy compared to emotion focused couple therapy to improve the acceptance of couples applying for divorce by psychologists and couples counseling centers.

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Mental Health and Culture

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Available Online from 19 August 2024

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