Comparison of the effectiveness of the schema mode therapy and Emotional-focused therapy on styles of conflict resolution, in new married couples with conflict

The aim of this research was to study of comparison of Schema Mode therapy and Emotional-focused therapy (HmT) on styles of conflict resolution in new married couples with conflict. In regard to the purpose, this research was applicable and in regard to procedure, it was a quasi-experimental study with a multi-group pre-test-post-test design with control and follow-up group. The statistical population included couples with marital conflict who had been married for less than 6 years and had been referred to counseling centers in Astara in 1398. 30 couples were selected by convenience sampling method and assigned randomly into control and experimental groups. The instrument was Rahim's (1983) Conflict Resolution Styles Questionnaire, and after performing the interventions in codified protocols, multivariate analysis of variance was used with repeated measures to analyze data. Findings Showed schema mode therapy consistently increases Compromising and Integrating styles (P<0.01), and reduces Avoiding and Obligating conflict resolution styles (P<0.01), and Emotional-focused therapy (HMT) consistently increases Integrating (P<0.01) and reduces Avoiding conflict resolution styles(P<0.05),And the difference between the effects of both approaches on conflict resolution styles of conflicting couples was not statistically. Therefore, schema mode therapy and Emotional-focused therapy is effective on couples' conflict resolution styles and can be used by counselors and psychologists.