Effect of compassion-based intervention on optimism and resiliency in conflicting couples'

Marital conflicts reduce the quality of couples' relationship, marital courage and Resiliency. According to this, The present study was conducted aiming to determine the Effect of Compassion-based Counseling on Optimism and Resiliency in Conflicting Couples' in the city of Isfahan. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the study included all the couples referred to consultation centers in the city of Isfahan in 2017. The sample size in the study was composed of 30 couples selected through purposive non-random sampling method and randomly replaced into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight one-and-a-half hour sessions of affection-based consultation interventions during two months while the control groups didn’t receive them. Then the people in both groups took the posttest. The applied instruments included marital conflict questionnaire (Barati and Sana’ie, 2005), optimism questionnaire (Sheer and Caror, 1985) and Resiliency questionnaire (Coner and Dividson, 2003). the data analysis was done through SPSS23 software via descriptive statistics and ANCOVA methods. The results showed that Compassion-based Counseling has significantly influenced Optimism and Resiliency of the couples of Isfahan at the posttest stage. (P<0.0001). According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that Compassion-based Counseling using techniques such as mindfulness training, Empathy and sympathy for yourself and managing difficult emotions can increase the level of Optimism and Resiliency of conflicting couples.