this current research is a quasi experimental design which is aimed to study the effectiveness of two couple therapies, cognitive behavioral couple therapy (cbct) and emotional focused couple therapy (eft), on depression and some other variables in infertile male factor pairs. the sample includes 30 infertile volunteer pairs from kosar infertility clinic which are placed in an experimental and ...

25 Abstract—The diagnostic of infertility effects marriage qualification (Key et al 1995; Diamond 1999).Some problems such as separation, divorce, depression, anxiety, hopelessness (Domar1998; Demyttenaere 1998; Parikh 2000; Lukse 1999; Chen 2000 quoted by Baby center.com), low quality of life and marriage maladjustment are described as common consequences of infertility. In such situation, cou...

The blamer softening event has been associated with successful treatment outcomes in emotionally focused couple therapy. Previous research has highlighted the critical role of softening events and heightened emotional experience in best sessions of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT). This study examined the effects of a therapist's emotional presence in predicting heightened levels of cli...

Emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) is an empirically validated approach to couple therapy that uses attachment theory to understand the needs and emotions of romantic partners. EFT is recognized as one of the most effective approaches to couple therapy, but to guide therapists in their use of EFT, a theoretically based model to predict change is needed. This study tested such a model by r...

Background: The experience of infidelity is very painful and leads to serious negative consequence among couples. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) and cognitive-behavioral couple therapy (CBT) on forgiveness and marital intimacy of women affected by infidelity. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-posttest desi...

aim and background: emotion focused couple therapy is one of the methods that has focused on the negative cycles of interaction caused from deep emotional vulnerability. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of emotionally focused couple therapy on reducing the damage caused by marital infidelity. methods and materials: the statistical sample included 30 couples that were select...