Comparing the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on Hatfield's love model in heterosexual and unequal couples
Subject Areas : Psychology of couplesMohammad Ploei 1 , حمید یعقوبی 2 , Mohammad reza Saffariyan Toosi 3
1 - Department of Counseling and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran,
2 - استادیار دانشگاه شاهد
3 - Department of Counseling and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran Rezasaffarian1965@gmail.com
Keywords: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy , CBT) Dissimilar and Inequality Couples, Hatfield's Love Model,
Abstract :
Abstract: Introduction: The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on Hatfield's love model in heterosexual and unequal couples. Research method: The present research method was a semi-experimental type, which was conducted as a pre-test, post-test, with a control group and a 1-month follow-up. The statistical population of the research included all the couples who referred to the welfare counseling and social emergency centers of Torbat Jam city. Among the statistical population, using the purposeful and available sampling method and based on the score of the Passionate Love Questionnaire by Hatfield and Rapson (1993) in the pre-test, 24 couples (24 men and 24 women) who met the entry and exit criteria were selected to The title of the selected sample, and were randomly replaced in 3 groups of 8 couples (8 men and 8 women) A, B and C (2 experimental groups and one control group) that group A received cognitive behavioral therapy, group B received acceptance and commitment therapy and Group C was the control group that did not receive treatment. In order to analyze the research data, multivariate covariance analysis and post hoc tests such as Benferroni were used. Findings: Data were analyzed with SPSS-22 software. The results showed that both groups of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment based therapy (ACT) were effective on Hatfield's love model in unequal couples. But this difference was not significant in Hatfield's love model. Therefore, these two methods can be used to improve marital relations. Conclusion: Therefore, both cognitive behavioral therapy and therapy based on acceptance and commitment can be used to increase love and marital satisfaction between couples.
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