Comparison of those Effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy and Emotion efficacy therapy on Trust in close Relationships, Interpersonal Forgiveness and Intimacy in women Injured by trauma Husbands Infidelity

Mahshid Niknezhadi ¹ ( PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran )
Ilnaz sajjadian ² ( Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Community Health Research Center, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran )
Gholamreza Manshaee ³ ( Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Community Health Research Center, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran )

Submited date : 2024-03-30 Accepted date : 2024-08-19

Keywords: Cognitive Processing, Emotion Efficacy, trust, forgiveness, intimacy,

Abstract :

Abstract The purpose of this study was to Comparison the effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy and Emotion efficacy therapy on Trust in close Relationships, Interpersonal Forgiveness and Intimacy of women Injured by trauma Husbands Infidelity. The research method was quasi-experimental and pretest-posttest design with two-months follow-up. The statistical population was the women injured by trauma husband infidelity who referred to counseling centers in Isfahan city, The sample included 42 women Injured by trauma Husbands Infidelity in Isfahan who were selected purposefully in two experimental group were randomly replaced (each group, n= 14). Two treatment groups received 8 sessions of intervention for each treatment, but the control group received no treatment. Data collection tools included Trust in close Relationships Questionnaire, Interpersonal Forgiveness Questionnaire, and Intimacy. The Data were analyzed using repeated measures mixed variance. findings, it also showed that there is a difference between cognitive processing therapy and emotional efficacy therapy in improving variables with control group, trust in interpersonal relationships, interpersonal forgiveness, and intimacy in women Injured by trauma Husbands Infidelity (p <0/01). Also, the results comparing the two treatment methods showed that the intervention of cognitive processing therapy was more effective than the treatment based on emotional efficacy in all research variables.

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