The effectiveness of integrated model of emotional focused approach and Gottman model on Fear of Intimacy and anxiety in infertile women

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

Javad Khalatbari ¹ , Fatemeh Hashemi Golpayegani ²

1 - Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch, Tonekabon, Iran
2 - Faculty of Education & Psychology, Alzahra university, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2019-05-28 Accepted : 2019-05-28 Published : 2018-06-22

Keywords: Infertile Women, Integrated Model, Emotionally Focused Approach, Gottman Model, Fear of Intimacy,

Abstract :

Infertility is a complex crisis in life, and perhaps this is why many authors have likened the psychological consequences of infertility to the general mourning. Studies have shown that psychological factors can contribute to infertility, and that infertility also has psychological consequences. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of teaching Gottman model of emotional-consensual model on the fear of intimacy and intimacy in infertility. For this purpose, in a semi-experimental, pre-test, post-test with control group, 22 infertile women referring to infertility centers and medical diagnostic laboratory of Qods of Tehran province were selected using available sampling method. A randomized design was applied to experimental and control groups. The groups were evaluated for fear of intimacy and anxiety before and after the intervention. The experimental group was subjected to intermittent interventional thrill-fusion simulation for 10 sessions of 120 minutes using the Johnson group intervention program and the Bowlby attachment theory and several key categories of the Gottman model. The control group did not receive any intervention. The results of multivariate covariance analysis showed that the training of the combined model caused a significant reduction in the fear of infertility and anxiety among infertile persons. It seems that teaching the integrated model of an exciting approach and the Gottman model can be used to reduce the Fear of Infertility and the anxiety of infertile women.