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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Nae.C, Islamic Azad University, Naein, Iran. , Hassan.khoshakhlagh@iau.ac.ir
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Background: The phenomenon of marital infidelity is a painful experience for the partner, which is associated with decreased psychological health and can lead to suffering and fear of intimacy. Despite examining the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy and cognitive behavioral couple therapy on the psychological problems of women affected by infidelity, there is a research gap in this field regarding the comparison of its effectiveness on the perception of suffering and fear of intimacy of women affected by infidelity.
Aims: The study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of an intervention programs for extramarital relationships based on emotion-focused therapy(EREFT) and cognitive behavioral couple therapy(CBCT) on the perception of suffering and fear of intimacy in women affected by infidelity.
Methods: This semi-experimental study utilized a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population included all women affected by infidelity who were referred to Tohid, Ershad, and Zeytoon counseling centers in Isfahan. Using convenience sampling, 45 women were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group (15 women in each group). The first experimental group was given an intervention program EREFT (Karimi et al., 1403), and the second experimental group was given CBCT (Gorjian-Mahlabani et al., 1402) in 9 sessions, 90 minutes once a week. In order to collect data, the tools of the Suffering Perception Scale (Schulz et al., 2010) and the Fear of Intimacy Scale ((Deschottner & Thelen, 1991) were used. Data analysis was conducted using repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS24.
Results: The results of the study showed that both intervention programs were effective in reducing the perception of suffering and fear of intimacy in women affected by infidelity, and their effectiveness was stable over time(p< 0.001). Also, comparing the two programs indicated that the EREFT was more effective on the perception of suffering and fear of intimacy in women affected by infidelity (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that, given the greater effectiveness of the intervention program EREFT, this treatment method can be used as a selective treatment to reduce the psychological problems of women affected by infidelity.
Aims: The study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of an intervention programs for extramarital relationships based on emotion-focused therapy(EREFT) and cognitive behavioral couple therapy(CBCT) on the perception of suffering and fear of intimacy in women affected by infidelity.
Methods: This semi-experimental study utilized a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population included all women affected by infidelity who were referred to Tohid, Ershad, and Zeytoon counseling centers in Isfahan. Using convenience sampling, 45 women were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group (15 women in each group). The first experimental group was given an intervention program EREFT (Karimi et al., 1403), and the second experimental group was given CBCT (Gorjian-Mahlabani et al., 1402) in 9 sessions, 90 minutes once a week. In order to collect data, the tools of the Suffering Perception Scale (Schulz et al., 2010) and the Fear of Intimacy Scale ((Deschottner & Thelen, 1991) were used. Data analysis was conducted using repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS24.
Results: The results of the study showed that both intervention programs were effective in reducing the perception of suffering and fear of intimacy in women affected by infidelity, and their effectiveness was stable over time(p< 0.001). Also, comparing the two programs indicated that the EREFT was more effective on the perception of suffering and fear of intimacy in women affected by infidelity (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that, given the greater effectiveness of the intervention program EREFT, this treatment method can be used as a selective treatment to reduce the psychological problems of women affected by infidelity.
Keywords: extramarital relationships, emotion-focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, perception of suffering, fear of intimacy, women affected by infidelity
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