تعطیلات نوروزی مجله- ضمن تبریک فرارسیدن بهار و شروع سال جدید به اطلاع میرساند این نشریه از تاریخ ۲۵ اسفندماه ۱۴۰۲ لغایت ۱۳ فروردین ۱۴۰۳ تعطیل می باشد.

Volume 11 - Articles-1400                   MEJDS (2021) 11: 66 | Back to browse issues page

XML Persian Abstract Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Feizikhah F, Hassanzadeh R, Abbasi G. Comparing the Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Resilience Training on Emotional Divorce in Women Referring to Family Courts. MEJDS 2021; 11 :66-66
URL: http://jdisabilstud.org/article-1-2379-en.html
1- Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University
2- Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University
Abstract:   (750 Views)
Background & Objectives: Conflicts occur in marital life. Recently, marital issues have significantly increased in families. In this social unit, women are more vulnerable than men. Emotional divorce can range from simple violence to serious arguments and physical assault. The presence of emotional divorce in marital life aggravates cognitive impairment, decreases satisfaction and quality of married life, and can impair the dynamism, family health, and continuity of marital life. The marital life of individuals seeking divorce is exposed to numerous challenges. These couples encounter several marriage–related complications. Additionally, their severe marital conflicts reduce tolerance in marital relationships and the high rate of emotional divorce; therefore, this condition can be facilitated by marital counseling and the use of effective interventions. The current study aimed to compare the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Resilience Training (RT) on emotional divorce in women.
Methods: This was a quasi–experimental study with pretest–posttest–follow–up and a control group design. The statistical population of this study included all women seeking a divorce who were referred to Shahid Bahonar Family Court in Tehran City, Iran, in 2018–2019. A sample of 45 women was selected by the voluntary sampling method. The inclusion criteria of the study were having the minimum physical and cognitive ability required to participate in psychological interventions, having a high school certificate, an age range of 25–45 years, and a minimum of one year of marriage history. The exclusion criteria were non–compliance with the group rules (explained in the first session) and absence from >2 sessions. RT program was performed in eleven 12–minute weekly sessions for 3 months. ACT was performed in ten 120–minute weekly sessions for 3 months. All study groups completed the Emotional Divorce Questionnaire (Gottman et al., 1998) in pretest, posttest, and follow–up phases. In the descriptive statistics section, central indicators and dispersion, such as mean and standard deviation were used. In the inferential statistics part, repeated–measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed. Bonferroni's posthoc test was used to evaluate the effects of time and Tukey’s posthoc test was applied to compare the study groups. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS at the significance level of p<0.05.
Results: The ANOVA data for intragroup factor (time) was significant concerning emotional divorce (p<0.001). Moreover, the time*group interaction and the intergroup factor were significant respecting emotional divorce (p<0.001). There was a significant difference in emotional divorce scores between pretest, posttest, and follow–up stages (p<0.001). However, there was no significant difference between posttest and follow–up stages (p=0.541). The score of emotional divorce decreased in both experimental groups, compared to the controls (p<0.001). There was also a significant difference between the treatment groups in this respect (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the present research findings, ACT and RT significantly reduced emotional divorce scores in women seeking a divorce. However, RT was more effective in reducing emotional divorce, compared to ACT in the explored women.
Full-Text [PDF 722 kb]   (352 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Original Research Article | Subject: Psychology

References
1. Ahmadloo M, Zeinali A. Predicting of emotional divorce based on novelty seeking, negative perfectionism and insecure attachment among employed women of Urmia city. Iran Occupational Health. 2018;15(2):64–72. [Persian] [Article]
2. Bakker AB. The crossover of burnout and its relation to partner health. Stress and Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress. 2009;25(4):343–53. [DOI]
3. Worthington EL. Hope-focused marriage counseling recommendations for researchers, clinicians and church workers. J Psychol Theol. 2005;31(3):231-9. [DOI]
4. Rasheed A, Amr A, Fahad N. Investigating the relationship between emotional divorce, marital expectations, and self-efficacy among wives in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. 2021;62(1):19–40. [DOI]
5. Christensen A, Atkins DC, Berns S, Wheeler J, Baucom DH, Simpson LE. Traditional versus integrative behavioral couple therapy for significantly and chronically distressed married couples. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2004;72(2):176–91. [DOI]
6. DeFrain J, Asay SM. Strong families around the world: An introduction to the family strengths perspective. Marriage & Family Review. 2007;41(1–2):1–10. [DOI]
7. Jafari R, Mohammadiarya AR. The effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Based Group Therapy (ACT) on reducing worry and depression in couples on with emotional divorce. Achievements of Clinical Psychology. 2017;3(3):225–46. [Persian] [DOI]
8. Isazadegan A, Dostalizadeh S. Comparing the cognitive flexibility, cognitive fusion, cognitive defusion in male and female divorce applicants. Scientific Journal of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedical Faculty. 2020;5(4):15–26. [Persian] [Article]
9. Sanford K, Kruse MI, Proctor A, Torres VA, Pennington ML, Synett SJ, et al. Couple resilience and life wellbeing in firefighters. The Journal of Positive Psychology. 2017;12(6):660–6. [DOI]
10. Sanford K, Backer-Fulghum LM, Carson C. Couple Resilience Inventory: Two dimensions of naturally occurring relationship behavior during stressful life events. Psychol Assess. 2016;28(10):1243–54. [DOI]
11. Hojjat SK, Ziarat HM, Rezaei M, Hatami SE, Ghaljooghi R, Khalili MN. Effectiveness of group resiliency training on anxiety, depression, and marital satisfaction in mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Family Psychotherapy. 2017;28(3):257–68. [DOI]
12. Aghamohammadian-Sharbaf H, Seyedzadeh-Dalooyi SI, Farrokhi H, Bahri F, Mostafapour V. The effectiveness of Pennsylvania resilience training to decrease marital boredom and increase religious commitment and individual resilience. Chronic Diseases Journal. 2020;8(1):26–34. [DOI]
13. Mahdavi A, Aghaei M, Aminnasab V, Tavakoli Z, Besharat M, Abedin M. The Effectiveness of Acceptance-Commitment Therapy (ACT) on perceived stress, symptoms of depression, and marital satisfaction in women with breast cancer. Arch Breast Cancer. 2017;16–23. [DOI]
14. Ziapour A, Mahmoodi F, Dehghan F, Hoseini Mehdi Abadi SM, Azami E, Rezaei M. Effectiveness of group counseling with acceptance and commitment therapy approach on couples’ marital adjustment. World Family Medicine. 2017;15(8):230–5.
15. Jafari E, Dehghani A. Efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy on resiliency and marital satisfaction wife’s veterans. Journal of Modern Psychological Researches (Psychology). 2018;13(51):63-83. [Article]
16. Peterson BD, Eifert GH, Feingold T, Davidson S. Using acceptance and commitment therapy to treat distressed couples: a case study with two couples. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 2009;16(4):430–42. [DOI]
17. Gottman JM, Coan J, Carrere S, Swanson C. Predicting marital happiness and stability from newlywed interactions. Journal of Marriage and Family. 1998;60(1):5–22. [DOI]
18. Salehpour P, Ahghar G, Navabi Nejad S. The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on reducing irrational beliefs and emotional divorce in married women referred to Tehran counseling centers. Medical Journal of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. 2019;62(December):169–78. [Persian] [DOI]
19. Lashani L, Farhoudian A, Azkhosh M, Dolatshahee B, Saadati H. Acceptance and commitment therapy in the satisfaction of veterans with spinal cord injuries spouses. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal. 2013;11(3):56–60. [Persian] [Article]
20. Henderson N, Milstein MM. Resiliency in Schools: making it happen for students and educators. Corwin Press; 2003.
21. Ataie Moghanloo V, Ataie Moghanloo R, Moazezi M. Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for depression, psychological well-being and feeling of guilt in 7 - 15 years old diabetic children. Iran J Pediatr. 2015;25(4):e2436. [DOI]

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA

Send email to the article author


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

© 2024 CC BY-NC 4.0 | Middle Eastern Journal of Disability Studies

Designed & Developed by : Yektaweb