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Volume 24, Issue 149 (7-2025)
Journal of Psychological Science 2025, 24(149): 287-305 |
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yadolahi S, Mirzaei S H, soleymanian A A. (2025). Comparion effectiveness of acceptance and commitment approach and the compassion approach counseling in a group way on emotion regulation and the quality of marital relationship in infertile women.. Journal of Psychological Science. 24(149), 287-305.
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Department of Psychology, Basic Sciences and Humanities Faculty, Bojnord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Iran. , h.mirzaei0505@gmail.com
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Background: Infertility, as a stressful condition, can significantly affect emotion regulation and the quality of marital relationships. In this regard, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) have emerged as modern psychotherapeutic approaches that emphasize improving emotion regulation and enhancing marital relationships. However, limited research has compared the effectiveness of these two approaches in infertile women.
Aims: The present study aimed to compare the effects of group counseling based on ACT and CFT on emotion regulation and marital relationship quality in infertile women.
Methods: This semi-experimental study employed a pretest-posttest design with a control group and one-month follow-up. The statistical population consisted of all infertile women in Bojnord city in 2023. From this population, 45 women were purposefully selected and randomly assigned to three groups: two experimental groups and one control group (15 participants per group). The experimental interventions, ACT and CFT, were implemented in eight 120-minute sessions for the experimental groups. The research instruments included the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003) and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier, 1988). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and repeated measures ANOVA via SPSS 20 software.
Results: The results indicated that the effects of time, group, and the interaction between time and group were all statistically significant (p< 0.001). Pairwise comparisons revealed significant differences between the ACT and CFT groups in post-test scores of emotional reappraisal and emotional suppression, with ACT having a greater impact. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups in marital relationship quality (p> 0.001). Furthermore, both experimental groups showed significant improvements compared to the control group in emotional reappraisal, emotional suppression, and marital relationship quality (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: The findings suggest that group counseling based on ACT and CFT can effectively improve emotion regulation and marital relationship quality in infertile women. These approaches may help mitigate the psychological and familial consequences of poor emotion regulation and low marital relationship quality, potentially reducing the likelihood of conflicts and divorce.
Aims: The present study aimed to compare the effects of group counseling based on ACT and CFT on emotion regulation and marital relationship quality in infertile women.
Methods: This semi-experimental study employed a pretest-posttest design with a control group and one-month follow-up. The statistical population consisted of all infertile women in Bojnord city in 2023. From this population, 45 women were purposefully selected and randomly assigned to three groups: two experimental groups and one control group (15 participants per group). The experimental interventions, ACT and CFT, were implemented in eight 120-minute sessions for the experimental groups. The research instruments included the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003) and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier, 1988). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and repeated measures ANOVA via SPSS 20 software.
Results: The results indicated that the effects of time, group, and the interaction between time and group were all statistically significant (p< 0.001). Pairwise comparisons revealed significant differences between the ACT and CFT groups in post-test scores of emotional reappraisal and emotional suppression, with ACT having a greater impact. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups in marital relationship quality (p> 0.001). Furthermore, both experimental groups showed significant improvements compared to the control group in emotional reappraisal, emotional suppression, and marital relationship quality (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: The findings suggest that group counseling based on ACT and CFT can effectively improve emotion regulation and marital relationship quality in infertile women. These approaches may help mitigate the psychological and familial consequences of poor emotion regulation and low marital relationship quality, potentially reducing the likelihood of conflicts and divorce.
Keywords: Emotions regulation, Quality of marital relationship, acceptance commitment therapy, compassion therapy, infertile women
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