The Effect of Couple Therapy based on Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) on quality of marital relationship in married women
Subject Areas : Educationalhossein matin 1 , Nasser Yoosefi 2 , mahya solgi 3 , masoumeh arjmand mazidi 4
1 - Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
3 - Family Counseling, Counseling Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
4 - Family Counseling, Counseling Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
Keywords: married women, couple therapy, imago relationship therapy, quality of marital relationship dimensions,
Abstract :
This study was conducted aimed at investigating the effect of couple therapy based Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) on quality of marital relationship in married women. The research method was semi-experimental (pre-test -post-test with control group). The statistical population of this study was married women with marital conflict referring to Hamedan counseling centers in 2018. To select the sample size, 30 women were selected through convenience and purposeful sampling and were randomly assigned into two experimental (15 member) and control (15 member) groups. the experimental group received treatment for 8 sessions of a 90-minute weekly treatment, and the control group received no intervention during this period. To collect data, the instrument of perceived Relationship Quality Components (PRQC) were employed. The collected data was analyzed using multivariate covariance. Based on the results of multivariable covariance analysis of data, it can be said that Imago Relationship Therapy significantly increases the quality of marital relationship dimensions and all six sub-scales (satisfaction of relationship, trust, commitment, passion and love, intimacy and love) have been made (P<0/05).
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