Lena Taee, Kobra Kazemian Moghadam, Maryam Gholamzadeh Jofrehjofreh, Masoud Shahbazi,
Volume 23, Issue 135 (5-2024)
Abstract
Background: Undoubtedly, enriching interpersonal relationships. Women with husbands suffering from addiction due to their husband's abuse need to learn a series of skills to adapt or overcome the existing conditions. The negative effect of reducing the quality of married life in couples on different aspects of life seems to be necessary for reducing it in couples.
Aims: This study was with the aim Comparison of the effect of group counseling based on method Gottman Couple Therapy and Integrated Behavioral Couple Therapy on marital quality of women with addicted spouses in Ahvaz.
Methods: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post -test design and a control group with a one-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the study included all women with a spouse suffering from addiction who referred to a welfare center in Ahvaz city in 2022. 45 people selected and randomly matched into two experimental groups and a control group. The data collection tool was Marital Quality Scale (Busby et al., 1995). Combined behavioral couple therapy and Gottman Couple Therapy interventions were considered on the experimental groups in the form of 10 sessions of 90 minutes in a group and weekly manner.
Results: Finally, a follow-up was done after one month from the end of the treatment. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that both integrated behavioral couple therapy and Gottman Couple Therapy were effective in improving the marital quality of spouses of women with addicted spouses (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that integrated behavioral couple therapy and Gutman couple therapy can lead to the improvement of marital quality of women with spouses suffering from addiction and it is necessary for psychologists to hold and implement such Conduct training.
Ali Balouei, Dr Maryam Gholaam Zadeh Jofreh, Dr Kobra Kazemian Moghadam,
Volume 24, Issue 154 (12-2025)
Abstract
Background: Although there are many methods available to prevent and treat children's behavioral, emotional and social problems, one of the most important methods is Solution-Focused Kids' Skill Method. The review of previous studies showed that there is a research gap regarding the efficacy of Solution-Focused Kids' Skill Method on children's coping strategies.
Aims: The purpose of this research was to investigate the efficacy of Solution-Focused Kids' Skill Method on coping strategies in 10-12-year-old children.
Methods: The method of this research was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of the research included all children from the fourth to sixth grade of elementary School (age range 10 to 12 years) who had a conflict with their parents, who referred to Tabsem Counseling Center in Dezful city in 2023. Based on the convenience sampling method, 16 people were selected from among the statistical population and randomly assigned to two groups of 8 people, experimental (8 people) and control (8 people). Children's Coping Behavior Questionnaire (Hernandez, 2008) was used to collect data. For the experimental group, intervention was provided based on Solution-Focused Kids' Skill Method (Furman, 2019), which included 15 weekly 45-minute sessions. Also, univariate and multivariate covariance analysis and SPSS-27 software were used for data analysis.
Results: The results showed that the intervention was based on Solution-Focused Kids' Skill Method was efficacy in increasing the ameliorative copin and also reducing the strategy of destructive coping in children (P<0.001), but the efficacy of this type of intervention on the strategy of diversion from the problem was not significant (P<0.05).
