Ethics code: IR.IAU.ABHRR.REC.1403.002
1- Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran
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Background and Objective: Marital relationships play a significant role in individuals' mental health and family stability, but unresolved conflicts can lead to disaffection and reduced marital satisfaction. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of paradoxical couple therapy and schema therapy on marital disaffection and satisfaction in couples.
Method: The study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group and a one-month follow-up. The statistical population included all couples referred to the Naroon Counseling Center in Tehran in 2024. Twenty-one eligible volunteer couples were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (paradoxical couple therapy and schema therapy) and one control group (7 couples per group). Data were collected using Kayser's Marital Disaffection Scale (1993) and Azrin et al.'s Marital Happiness Scale (1973). Data analysis was conducted using repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post-hoc tests in SPSS software. The statistical significance level was set at 0.05.
Findings: The effects of time, group, and the interaction of time and group on the scores of marital disaffection and satisfaction were significant (p<0.001). Both paradoxical couple therapy and schema therapy were effective in reducing marital disaffection and increasing marital satisfaction (p<0.001). Additionally, there was no significant difference between the two interventions in their impact on the variables (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that paradoxical couple therapy and schema therapy can be used to reduce marital disaffection and enhance marital satisfaction in couples.
Method: The study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group and a one-month follow-up. The statistical population included all couples referred to the Naroon Counseling Center in Tehran in 2024. Twenty-one eligible volunteer couples were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (paradoxical couple therapy and schema therapy) and one control group (7 couples per group). Data were collected using Kayser's Marital Disaffection Scale (1993) and Azrin et al.'s Marital Happiness Scale (1973). Data analysis was conducted using repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post-hoc tests in SPSS software. The statistical significance level was set at 0.05.
Findings: The effects of time, group, and the interaction of time and group on the scores of marital disaffection and satisfaction were significant (p<0.001). Both paradoxical couple therapy and schema therapy were effective in reducing marital disaffection and increasing marital satisfaction (p<0.001). Additionally, there was no significant difference between the two interventions in their impact on the variables (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that paradoxical couple therapy and schema therapy can be used to reduce marital disaffection and enhance marital satisfaction in couples.
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