The effectiveness of emotion-oriented approach on early maladaptive schemas, quality of marital life and cognitive regulation of emotion in infidel couples

Mahsa Keivani ¹ (PhD Student in Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Research Sciences Branch, Tabriz, Iran)
امیر پناه علی ² (Assistant Professor, Department Of Counseling, Faculty Of Education And Psychology, Islamic Azad university, Tabriz, Iran. (Correspond Author)[e-mail] )
شعله لیوارجانی ³ (Assistant Professor, Department Of Counseling, Faculty Of Education And Psychology, Islamic Azad university, Tabriz, Iran)
ali khademi ⁴ (Associate Professor, Department Of Counseling, Faculty Of Education And Psychology, Islamic Azad university, Urmia, Iran)

Submited date : 2022-09-13 accepted date : 2023-02-27

Keywords: emotion-oriented approach, early maladaptive schemas, quality of marital life, cognitive emotion regulation, infidelity,

Abstract :

The aim of the current research was to determine the effectiveness of the emotion-oriented approach on early maladaptive schemas, quality of married life, and cognitive regulation of emotion in couples who have experienced infidelity. The current research was semi-experimental. The statistical population of the current research included couples who had witnessed betrayal (the betrayer and the betrayed) who visited the counseling centers of Tabriz city from April 1400 to August. The sample number of 14 couples was selected and randomly divided into 2 groups. The experimental group received emotional intervention and the control group did not receive any intervention. The measurement tools included Young's early maladaptive schemas questionnaire, Busby, Curran, Larsen and Christensen's Marital Life Quality Questionnaire and Garnevsky and Kraij's Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Multivariate analysis of covariance using Spss software was used for analysis. The results showed that emotional therapy has significantly reduced emotional deprivation, abandonment, social isolation, deficiency, dependence, distress, sacrifice and emotional inhibition in the post-test stage. Also, the emotion-oriented approach has significantly increased the components of the quality of married life, agreement, satisfaction, and cohesion, as well as increasing the cognitive regulation of compatible emotions and reducing the cognitive regulation of incompatible emotions.

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