The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy Based Hold‐Me‐Tight Relationship‐Education Program on Attachment Behavior in Marital Relationships and Sexual Satisfaction in Women Victims of Sexual Coercion in Intimate relationship
Subject Areas : Psychology of couplesNeda Lahouti Azar 1 , Elham Aghaei 2
1 - M.Sc in Cilinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - (Corresponding Author), Assistant Professor, Department of Cilinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Elhamaghaei87@yahoo.com Tel: 09358937503
Keywords: attachment behavior, marital relationships, emotion-focused couple therapy, hold‐me‐tight relationship‐education program, sexual coercion in intimate relationships, sexual satisfaction.,
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Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this study was to The effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy based hold‐me‐tight relationship‐education program on attachment behavior in marital relationships and sexual satisfaction in women victims of sexual coercion in intimate relationships. Method: This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up 2 month. The statistical population of the present study was all women victims of sexual coercion in intimate relationships in Tehran city in winter 2024. In the first stage, the number of 30 women with a score of 34 and above on the sexual coercion in intimate relationships scale was selected and then randomly divided into 1 experimental groups (15 women) and one control group (15 women) were replaced and experimental group underwent emotion-focused couple therapy based hold‐me‐tight relationship‐education program, but the control group received no training and remained in the waiting list. To collect data sexual coercion in intimate relationships scale (SCIRS), brief accessibility, responsiveness, and engagement scale (BARES) and sexual satisfaction questionnaire (SSQ). Data analysis was performed using SPSS-28 software with analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni. Findings: The results of the study showed that of emotion-focused couple therapy based hold‐me‐tight relationship‐education program had a significant effect on attachment behavior in marital relationships and sexual satisfaction in women victims of sexual coercion in intimate relationships (P<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be said that emotion-focused couple therapy based hold‐me‐tight relationship‐education program can be used as a treatment method to on attachment behavior in marital relationships and sexual satisfaction in women victims of sexual coercion in intimate relationships.
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