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Volume 24, Issue 148 (6-2025)
Journal of Psychological Science 2025, 24(148): 117-136 |
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Moshtaghi M, Asghari Ebrahimabad M J, Saffarian Toosi M R, Nejat H. (2025). Comparison of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy on emotional expressiveness and communication patterns in women with marital conflict. Journal of Psychological Science. 24(148), 117-136.
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Maryam Moshtaghi 
, Mohammad Javad Asghari Ebrahimabad * , Mohammad Reza Saffarian Toosi , Hamid Nejat
, Mohammad Javad Asghari Ebrahimabad * , Mohammad Reza Saffarian Toosi , Hamid Nejat
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran , Mjasghari@um.ac.ir
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Background: Marital conflict is associated with poor mental health and decreased mental well-being and is a risk factor for mental health, including depression and anxiety disorders. Many factors affect it, including emotional expressiveness and communication patterns. Moreover, studies show that expressing positive and negative emotions and dysfunctional communication patterns are related to marital satisfaction.
Aims: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and solution-focused therapy on emotional expressiveness and communication patterns in women with marital conflict.
Methods: The method of the current study was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test- one-month follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population included all the women with marital conflict referred to the Ravan-plus counseling center in Mashhad in 2022. 45 women were selected by purposeful and voluntary sampling and randomly assigned into two experimental groups and one control group (15 people per group). Research tools included the Marital Conflict Questionnaire (Sanai et al., 2008), the Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire (King & Emmons, 1990), and the Communication Patterns Questionnaire (Sullaway & Christensen, 1983). The experimental groups received interventions for 90 minutes every week for two months. The data were analyzed using the repeated measures analysis of variance by SPSS version 23 software.
Results: The results showed the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and solution-focused therapy compared to the control group regarding communication patterns and emotional expressiveness (p< 0.05). Also, according to the post hoc results, there was no significant difference between the two treatments in these variables (p> 0.05).
Conclusion: According to the findings, acceptance and commitment therapy and solution-focused therapy have improved interactions, and increased the quality of communication and the way women express their emotions.
Aims: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and solution-focused therapy on emotional expressiveness and communication patterns in women with marital conflict.
Methods: The method of the current study was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test- one-month follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population included all the women with marital conflict referred to the Ravan-plus counseling center in Mashhad in 2022. 45 women were selected by purposeful and voluntary sampling and randomly assigned into two experimental groups and one control group (15 people per group). Research tools included the Marital Conflict Questionnaire (Sanai et al., 2008), the Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire (King & Emmons, 1990), and the Communication Patterns Questionnaire (Sullaway & Christensen, 1983). The experimental groups received interventions for 90 minutes every week for two months. The data were analyzed using the repeated measures analysis of variance by SPSS version 23 software.
Results: The results showed the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and solution-focused therapy compared to the control group regarding communication patterns and emotional expressiveness (p< 0.05). Also, according to the post hoc results, there was no significant difference between the two treatments in these variables (p> 0.05).
Conclusion: According to the findings, acceptance and commitment therapy and solution-focused therapy have improved interactions, and increased the quality of communication and the way women express their emotions.
Keywords: Acceptance and commitment therapy, Solution-focused therapy, marital conflicts, emotional expressiveness, communication patterns
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