The Effect of Integrated Compassion Focused Therapy and Emotion, Marital Conflict of Married Women

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Authors

1 M.A in family counselling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Consulting, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan. Iran

3 Professor Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Background: One of the factors that harm the quality of marriage is the conflict between couples. Marital conflict causes problems in the family structure, strength, and dissatisfaction with life, and finally, if attention is not paid to these two categories, it causes the collapse of the family system. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of integrated therapy focused on compassion and emotion on marital conflict in women in Isfahan. Method: In this study, which was a single type A-B, among the conflicting women referring to counseling centers (Tamasha and Razavi) in Isfahan in 2021, three women who were eligible to participate in the study were purposefully selected and were evaluated by the(Sanaii, Barati & Bustani, 2009) Marital Conflict Questionnaire. After achieving high marital conflict and receiving consent to participate in the study, he participated in treatment sessions based on integrated compassion and emotion-focused therapies (researcher-made) for 60 minutes once a week for 3 months. During this study, participants answered the questionnaire 12 times to determine the baseline and treatment progress before, during, and after the intervention. Descriptive index and inferential statistics of visual analysis were used to analyze the results. Findings: The improvement rate of marital conflict of three women in the intervention stage was 33-31-30%, respectively, which indicates the effect of the integrated treatment on the marital conflict of the participating women. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that integrated therapy based on compassion(CFT) and emotion(EFT) has led to the regulation of emotion in a semantic context and has reduced marital conflicts. Therefore, it can be concluded that the integrated treatment is effective in reducing marital conflict in conflicting women.

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  • Receive Date: 02 October 2021
  • Revise Date: 13 November 2021
  • Accept Date: 08 February 2022

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