Comparison of the effectiveness of treatment based on the acceptance and commitment approach (ACT) with reality therapy on irrational beliefs in conflicted couples in the post-corona era

Subject Areas : Psychology of couples

Abdollah Shafiabadi ^{1 *} , Abdollah Shafiabadi ^{2 *} , Emad Yousefi ³

1 - Ph.D. student, Department of Psychology, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran
2 - Professor, Counseling Department, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran

Received: 2024-09-02 Accepted : 2024-10-02 Published : 2025-07-11

Keywords: Acceptance and Commitment, Conflict, Irrational Beliefs, Post-Corona Era, Reality Therapy,

Abstract :

Introduction and objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of treatment based on the acceptance and commitment approach (ACT) with reality therapy on irrational beliefs in conflicting couples in the post-corona era.

Method: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a two-month follow-up era. The statistical population of the present study was all conflicted couples who referred to clinics and counseling centers in the 20th district of Tehran in 2022. 45 people were selected in a purposeful way and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The research tool was Jones' (1968) irrational beliefs. The treatment intervention based on acceptance and commitment approach (ACT) and reality therapy was implemented in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, twice a week as a group for the first and second experimental groups. The data were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance.

Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the post-test and the follow-up of the test and evidence groups of irrational beliefs (P<0.05) and the treatment of acceptance and commitment to reality therapy was significantly more effective on the irrational beliefs of conflicting couples in the post-corona rea and there is a significant difference between the two treatments observed (P<0.05).

Conclusion: Therefore, it can be said that the acceptance and commitment approach (ACT) was more effective than reality therapy in reducing irrational beliefs in conflicted couples.

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