1- Islamic Azad University Shahrekord Branch
2- Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
2- Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
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Background & Objectives: In recent years divorce is one of the widespread social harms in Iran. Research shows that one of the most important reasons for filing for divorce is a decrease in marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction becomes a key factor in maintaining the family. Also, the lack of ability to emotions regulation causes the marriage to become aggressive arguments and the husband-and-wife deal with severe problems instead of solving the problem in the conflict. Resilience is also one of the effective factors in filing for divorce in such a way that low resilience makes a person unable to bear small problems and thinking about divorce very quickly when faced with the problems of cohabitation. Dialectical behavior therapy is the therapeutic methods whose effectiveness has been confirmed in the treatment of many problems. This treatment method can also be used as a treatment to improve marital problems. The purpose of present study was to determining the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on marital satisfaction, emotional regulation and resilience of women applying for divorce in Tehran.
Methods: The present research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up plan with a control group. The research sample consisted of 44 women applying for divorce who were registered in the Tasmim system, who were selected as available and randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups (22 people in each group). The experimental group underwent dialectical behavioral therapy interventions for 8 sessions of 90 minutes based on the dialectic behavior therapy sessions of Marshall Linehan's protocol (2018), and the control group did not receive any intervention. Enrich (1998), Gratz and Romer (2004) emotional regulation and Corner and Davidson (2003) resilience questionnaires were used to collect data. The data was analyzed with variance analysis with repeated measurement.
Results: Variance analysis with repeated measurement showed that there was a significant difference between factor (pre-test, post-test and follow-up) related to all three variables of marital satisfaction, emotional regulation and resilience (P<0.01). Also, there was a significant difference between the scores of the two experimental and control groups in these variables (P<0.001); In other words, dialectical behavior therapy has been effective in improving marital satisfaction, emotional regulation and resilience of women seeking divorce. In order to investigate the difference between the three stages in terms of the effectiveness of the intervention, LSD post-hoc test was used. Based on the post-hoc LSD, there is a significant difference in all three variables of marital satisfaction, emotional regulation and resilience between pre-test and post-test, as well as between follow-up and pre-test, but there was no significant difference between post-test and follow-up (marital satisfaction P=0.154; emotional regulation P=0.432; resilience P=0.136), so the intervention plan has an effective on improving both variables. and the effects of the interventions remained stable during the 2-month period.
Conclusion: The use of dialectical behavior therapy to increase marital satisfaction, improve emotional regulation, and increase the resilience of divorce applicants seems to be beneficial. Also, dialectical behavior therapy can be considered as an effective way to solve the problems of the divorce applicant.
Methods: The present research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up plan with a control group. The research sample consisted of 44 women applying for divorce who were registered in the Tasmim system, who were selected as available and randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups (22 people in each group). The experimental group underwent dialectical behavioral therapy interventions for 8 sessions of 90 minutes based on the dialectic behavior therapy sessions of Marshall Linehan's protocol (2018), and the control group did not receive any intervention. Enrich (1998), Gratz and Romer (2004) emotional regulation and Corner and Davidson (2003) resilience questionnaires were used to collect data. The data was analyzed with variance analysis with repeated measurement.
Results: Variance analysis with repeated measurement showed that there was a significant difference between factor (pre-test, post-test and follow-up) related to all three variables of marital satisfaction, emotional regulation and resilience (P<0.01). Also, there was a significant difference between the scores of the two experimental and control groups in these variables (P<0.001); In other words, dialectical behavior therapy has been effective in improving marital satisfaction, emotional regulation and resilience of women seeking divorce. In order to investigate the difference between the three stages in terms of the effectiveness of the intervention, LSD post-hoc test was used. Based on the post-hoc LSD, there is a significant difference in all three variables of marital satisfaction, emotional regulation and resilience between pre-test and post-test, as well as between follow-up and pre-test, but there was no significant difference between post-test and follow-up (marital satisfaction P=0.154; emotional regulation P=0.432; resilience P=0.136), so the intervention plan has an effective on improving both variables. and the effects of the interventions remained stable during the 2-month period.
Conclusion: The use of dialectical behavior therapy to increase marital satisfaction, improve emotional regulation, and increase the resilience of divorce applicants seems to be beneficial. Also, dialectical behavior therapy can be considered as an effective way to solve the problems of the divorce applicant.
Keywords: dialectical behavior therapy, marital satisfaction, emotional regulation, resilience, divorce
Type of Study: Original Research Article |
Subject:
Psychology
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