The effectiveness of Integrated Divorce Prevention Model on the Divorce Abandonment and Family adaptability in Spouses seeking divorce
Subject Areas : Woman and familyFateme Barakat 1 , Naser Amini 2 , Ezat Deyreh 3 , Abdolah ShafieAbadi 4
1 - PhD student, Department of Psychology, Boushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boushehr, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Boushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boushehr, Iran (Corresponding Author) Naser.amini@laubushehr.ac.ir
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Boushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boushehr, Iran
4 - Professor, Department of Counseling, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Family adaptability, Integrated Prevention of Divorce, Divorce Abandonment,
Abstract :
The aim of the present study was The effectiveness of integrated model on Divorce Abandonment and Family adaptability in Spouses seeking divorce. The present study was a Quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of the study Quasi-experimental the couples seeking divorce in Bushehr Judicial Counseling Center in 1396. A total of 30 couples were selected using available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental groups and control group. Divorce desire Rusbult questionnaire (1986) and Olson’s Family Adaptability Questionnaire (1996) was completed in pre-test, post-test and three-month follow-up period. The intervention program was conducted in 7 sessions of 90 minutes and one session per week, based on the framework of Hughes (1994) and Carlson, Sperry & Lewis (2005) and during this period, the subjects in the control group received no intervention had an effect on the Data were analyzed using Analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni post hoc test at a significance level of 0.05 and using SPSS statistical software. The results showed that the Integrated Prevention of Divorce model had an effect on the Decreased desire for divorce and Family adaptability in the post-test (P<0.0001) And this effect was permanent in the follow-up stage (P<0.0001). It can concluded that by adopting divorce prevention approaches, we can prevent divorce in the community and help to remove the severe conflicts between the couples seeking divorce..
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Aghayousefi, A., Mehmannavazan, A., & Dehestani, M. (2015). The effectiveness of training the Shoenaker's self-encouragement based on the Adler's theory on cognitive emotion regulation strategies among the femaleheaded households. Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry, 2(3), 1-15. (In Persian)
AhmadiKhoei, Sh., Mahdad, A., & KeshtiAraye, N. (2018). Developing of prevention of Divorce training package and determination of its effectiveness on marital satisfation and emotional divorce on employees of education organization of Urmia city. Nursing And Midwifery Journal, 16(5), 335-345. (In Persian)
Al-Krenawi, A. (2012). A study of psychological symptoms, family function, marital and life satisfactions of polygamous and monogamous women: The Palestinian case. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 58(1), 79-86.
Amini Nasab, Z., Farahbakhsh, K. (2015). Effectiveness of Attachment-Based Couples Therapy on Improving Family Adaptability and Decreasing Marital Conflicts. JCR, 14(54), 4-25. (In Persian)
Arianfar, N., & Etemadi, O. (2016). Comparison of the Efficacy of Integrative Couple Therapy and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy on marital intimacy injured by wife infidelity in Couples. Journal of counseling research, 15(59), 7-37. (In Persian)
Arimitsu, K. (2016). The effects of a program to enhance self-compassion in Japanese individuals: A randomized controlled pilot study. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 11(6), 559-571.
Benson, L. A., McGinn, M. M., & Christensen, A. (2012). Common principles of couple therapy. Behavior therapy, 43(1), 25-35.
Bozorgmanesh, K., Nazari, A. M., & Zahrakar, K. (2016). Effectiveness of family therapy on its cohesion and flexibility. Journal of Holistic nursing and midwifery, 26(4), 27-35. (In Persian)
Carlson, J., Sperry, L., & Lewis, J. A. (2005). Family therapy: Ensuring efficient treatment. Family Study and Research Center.
Dalgleish, T. L., Johnson, S. M., Burgess Moser, M., Lafontaine, M. F., Wiebe, S. A., & Tasca, G. A. (2015). Predicting change in marital satisfaction throughout emotionally focused couple therapy. Journal of marital and family therapy, 41(3), 276-291.
Davoodi, Z., Etemadi, O., bahrami, F. (2011). Decreasing Divorce among Divorce-Prone Couple's Using an Intervention Focused on Short-Term Solution. Social Welfare Quarterly, 11(43), 121-134. (In Persian)
Eskafi, M., & Gorgidge, F. (2021). Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Research on Divorce Factors. Journal of Research and Health, 11(3), 4-4.
Finlay-Jones, A. L., Rees, C. S., & Kane, R. T. (2015). Self-compassion, emotion regulation and stress among Australian psychologists: Testing an emotion regulation model of self-compassion using structural equation modeling. PloS one, 10(7), e0133481.
Jalali, I., Ahadi, H., & Kiyamanesh, A. R. (2016). The effectiveness of family training based on Olson approach for family adaptation and cohesion. Jpmm, 7(24), 1-22. (In Persian)
Leaviss, J., & Uttley, L. (2015). Psychotherapeutic benefits of compassion-focused therapy: An early systematic review. Psychological medicine, 45(5), 927-945.
Huff, S. C., Markham, M. S., Larkin, N. R., & Bauer, E. R. (2020). Therapy for divorcing couples: Managing the transition out of the relationship. The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy, 3, 295-316.
Hughes, R. (1994). A framework for developing family life education programs. Family relations, 74-80.
Heydari, H., Kimiaee, S.A., Khooyi nezhad, Gh & Mashhadi, A. (2020). The effectiveness of divorce prevention counseling model on marital satisfaction in early marriages. medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences, 63(1), 2249-2258. (In Persian)
Malouff, J. M., Thorsteinsson, E. B., Schutte, N. S., Bhullar, N., & Rooke, S. E. (2010). The five-factor model of personality and relationship satisfaction of intimate partners: A meta-analysis. Journal of Research in Personality, 44(1), 124-127.
Minuchin, P. (1985). Families and individual development: Provocations from the field of family therapy. Child development, 289-302.
Moeti, B. (2015). Restoring Marriages in Church: A Case Study of Four Pentecostal Churches in Gaborone, Botswana. Academic Research International, 6(4), 272-285.
Momeni, K., Kavoosi Omid, S., & Amani, R. (2015). Predicting marital commitment on the basis of differentiation of self, family adaptability and cohesion, and marital intimacy. Family Pathology, Counseling and Enrichment Journal, 1(2), 46-58. (In Persian)
Mostofi Sarkari, A., Ghamari, M., Hoseinian, S. (2019). Comparing the effectiveness of psychological education based on McMaster and Olson model on enhancing family coherence of women teachers. Counseling Culture and Psycotherapy, 10(37), 99-120. (In Persian)
Moradi, O., Esmaili, M., Shafiabadi, A., & Kiamanesh, A. R. (2013). The survey of Effectiveness of Counseling Integrated Pattern for Divorce Prevention on Life Quality & Lapse of Divorce in the Couples on the Threshold of It. Family Counseling and Psychotherapy, 2(4), 500-519. (In Persian)
Namani, E., & Dehmardeh, M. (2020). The effectiveness of structural family therapy on coping strategies, family cohesion and adaptability in couples with marital dissatisfaction. Counseling Culture and Psycotherapy, 11(44), 187-218. (In Persian)
Naeimi, E., Shirashtiani, A. (2016). The effectiveness of the combination of solution-focused therapy and narrative therapy on vitality and emotional control in divorce applicant women. Counseling Culture and Psycotherapy, 7(27), 149-169. (In Persian)
Olson, D. H. (2000). Circumplex model of marital and family systems. Journal of family therapy, 22(2), 144-167.
Olson, D. (2011). FACES IV and the circumplex model: Validation study. Journal of marital and family therapy, 37(1), 64-80.
Raley, R. K., & Sweeney, M. M. (2020). Divorce, repartnering, and stepfamilies: A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 82(1), 81-99.
Ronan, G. F., Dreer, L. E., Dollard, K. M., & Ronan, D. W. (2004). Violent couples: coping and communication skills. Journal of Family Violence, 19(2), 131-137.
Rusbult, C. E., Johnson, D. J., & Morrow, G. D. (1986). Determinants and consequences of exit, voice, loyalty, and neglect: Responses to dissatisfaction in adult romantic involvements. Human relations, 39(1), 45-63.
Snyder, D. K., & Balderrama-Durbin, C. (2012). Integrative approaches to couple therapy: Implications for clinical practice and research. Behavior therapy, 43(1), 13-24.
Tajalli, G., & Sabaghi Renani, S. (2021). Predicting triangulation based on the dimensions of family adaptability, coherence, personality characteristics of oneself and spouse, along with emotional experiences of the spouse among married women. Shenakht journal of psychology & psychiatry, 8(1), 1-14.
Thadathil, A., & Sriram, S. (2020). Divorce, Families and Adolescents in India: A Review of Research. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 61(1), 1-21.
Wilder, S. E. (2016). Predicting adjustment to divorce from social support and relational quality in multiple relationships. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 57(8), 553-572.
