Comparison of the Effectiveness of Marriage Enrichment based on Enhanced Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy and Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy on the Marital Satisfaction of Couples

Subject Areas : Psychology

Zahra Montajabian ¹ , Mohamad Mohamadipour ² , mahmoud jajarmi ³

1 - PhD Student in Counseling, Department of Counseling, Bojnourd Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Qochan Islamic Azad University, Qochan, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Counseling and Psychology Department, Bojnourd Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran.

Received: 2025-04-26 Accepted : 2025-07-03 Published : 2025-07-27

Keywords: Marital Satisfaction, enhanced cognitive-behavioral couple therapy, Emotion-focused couple therapy, Enrichment,

Abstract :

The aim of the research was to comparison of the effectiveness of marriage enrichment based on enhanced cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and emotion-focused couple therapy on the marital satisfaction of couples. The method of this research was based on the objective, applied and based on a semi-experimental research design and of pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of the research was made up of all couples with marital problems who referred to counseling centers in Isfahan in 2024, 45 couples as a sample from the above population were selected purposefully based on the criteria for entering the study and were divided into two experimental groups and one control group were replaced. Participants responded to Funk and Ronald & Rogge (2010) in marital satisfaction  index once before the intervention, once after the intervention, and once during the follow-up period. For each of the separate experimental groups, one of the enrichment approaches was implemented for them for 9 sessions of 90 minutes, once a week, while the control group did not receive any training. The data were analyzed using SPSS-26 software with the method of analysis of variance with repeated measurements. The results of of the research showed that both approaches had a significant effect on marital satisfaction (p<0/05). And no significant difference was observed between the two approaches in increasing marital satisfaction(p>0/05).Therefore

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