Comparison of the effectiveness of forgiveness-based therapy and acceptance and commitment-based therapy on marital boredom and life orientation of women affected by infidelity.

Subject Areas : Woman and family

javad Taghavi ¹ , Behnam Makvandi ² , Hamdollah jayrvand ³

1 - PhD student in General psychology, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran [e-mail]
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

Received: 2023-07-02 Accepted : 2023-10-17 Published : 2025-03-18

Keywords: marriage, infidelity, Women Affected by Infidelity, approach based on acceptance and commitment, approach based on forgiveness,

Abstract :

The structure of a family begins with dating and marriage, and marriage is considered a source of different experiences, and in this regard, the purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of forgiveness-based therapy and acceptance and commitment-based therapy on marital dissatisfaction and dysfunctional beliefs in women affected by Wife's betrayal is in Gilan province. This research is a semi-experimental type with a pre-test and post-test design and follow-up with a control group, during which the statistical sample includes 90 married women who referred to the counseling centers of the province in 1401-1402 with the benefit of purposeful sampling and based on The entry criteria were randomly selected and placed in two test groups and one control group. The treatment in this research includes two treatment protocols based on acceptance and commitment and based on forgiveness for 8 sessions in groups of 30 people, and all three groups were tested pre- and post-test by two marital burnout questionnaires (CBM) and Idelsen and Epstein's communication beliefs. RBI) was measured and the data of the research were analyzed using the method of univariate and multivariate covariance analysis and SPSS software and LSD post hoc test. According to the significance of F calculated for the variables of marital dissatisfaction (F = 192.244) and ineffective communication beliefs (F = 349.558) at the 5% level, it can be confirmed that they are effective. Therefore, according to the findings, despite the difference in the content and process of the two approaches based on forgiveness and based on acceptance and commitment, both have been effective on the research variables and the effectiveness of the ACT approach is relatively higher.

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