Introduction: Increasing the level of marital disaffection and decreasing marital commitment in couples gradually results in coupleschr('39') involvement in a stressful and frustrating relationship and eventually leads to weakening the marriage. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the couple therapychr('39')s effectiveness with the schema therapy approach to reduce marital disaffection and...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy adopted for couples with integrative couple therapy in improving marital conflicts of couples with breast cancer. Methods: In this semi-experimental study, a pre-post design was used. Using available sampling, we approached 200 couples facing breast cancer referred to the educational and thera...

Introduction: Infidelity is one of the most pernicious interpersonal issues in the family, which in many cases could lead to emotional and behavioral symptoms in the person, particularly women who have been betrayed. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on cognitive distortion and rumination in couples engaged in marital infi...

Introduction: ACT is a psychological intervention based on modern behavioral psychology that incorporates communication framework theory, in which awareness, acceptance, and commitment processes and behavior change processes are used to achieve psychological flexibility. Objectives: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) therapy on t...

Family is the most important pillar of a society, whose stability requires the couples’ commitment to each other. Difficulties and disagreements in married life are natural and how to resolve these conflicts can cause either stability or instability of the couples’ life. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted to investigate the predictive role of conflict resolution styles in marita...

Introduction: Malfunction in intimacy and marital conflicts have always been considered as one of the principal reasons for couples’ divorce. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on marital conflicts and improvement of intimacy in divorce applicant couples. Methods: This study was quasi-experimental with a pretest, posttest, and control group. Th...

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of psychological imago therapy training and acceptance and commitment therapy on improving the communication patterns of couples seeking a divorce. The statistical population comprised all couples who were referred to family counseling centers in Babol in 2021. 45 couples were selected by the available sampling method and randomly assigned to three ...