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Professor,Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran , Hghhossein44@gmail.com
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Background: Couples experiencing marital conflict commonly face significant challenges in their marital life, which may ultimately lead to separation or divorce. Therefore, examining psychological variables related to marital relationships and designing effective interventions is of considerable clinical and social importance. Despite this necessity, there is a research gap regarding the effectiveness of mentalization‑based training on relationship beliefs, marital commitment, and coping strategies in couples with marital conflict.
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mentalization‑based training on relationship beliefs, marital commitment, and coping strategies in couples with marital conflict.
Methods: This study employed a quasi‑experimental design with a pretest–posttest and a control group. The statistical population consisted of all couples (married women or men) with marital conflict who had been diagnosed with conflict by counselors or therapists at counseling and psychological service centers affiliated with the Iranian Psychological Association and the Welfare Organization in Tabriz during the second quarter of the year 2025, and who had not previously received any form of treatment. From this population, 30 individuals were selected through purposive sampling and were then randomly assigned to a mentalization‑based training group (n = 15) and a control group (n = 15). The instruments used in this study included the Relationship Beliefs Questionnaire (Eidelson & Epstein, 1982), the Marital Commitment Questionnaire (Adams & Jones, 1997), and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). The experimental group received mentalization‑based training in 10 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes, while the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using repeated‑measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) with SPSS version 24.
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mentalization‑based training on relationship beliefs, marital commitment, and coping strategies in couples with marital conflict.
Methods: This study employed a quasi‑experimental design with a pretest–posttest and a control group. The statistical population consisted of all couples (married women or men) with marital conflict who had been diagnosed with conflict by counselors or therapists at counseling and psychological service centers affiliated with the Iranian Psychological Association and the Welfare Organization in Tabriz during the second quarter of the year 2025, and who had not previously received any form of treatment. From this population, 30 individuals were selected through purposive sampling and were then randomly assigned to a mentalization‑based training group (n = 15) and a control group (n = 15). The instruments used in this study included the Relationship Beliefs Questionnaire (Eidelson & Epstein, 1982), the Marital Commitment Questionnaire (Adams & Jones, 1997), and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). The experimental group received mentalization‑based training in 10 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes, while the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using repeated‑measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) with SPSS version 24.
Keywords: Mentalization‑based training, relationship beliefs, marital commitment, coping strategies, marital conflict, couples.
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