Comparing the effectiveness of emotion-oriented approach and schema therapy on control and life satisfaction of infertile women

Subject Areas : women health

Fatemeh Zamaninia ¹ , Mohammad Javad Asghari Ebrahim Abad ^{2 *} , Ali Akbar Samari ³

1 - Ph.D. student in Counseling, Department of Educational Sciences and Counseling, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran, [e-mail],
2 - Corresponding author: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, [e-mail]
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Kashmir branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashmir, Iran, [e-mail]

Received: 2022-12-10 Accepted : 2024-02-07 Published : 2023-06-24

Keywords: control, emotion-oriented approach, infertility, satisfaction life, therapy schema,

Abstract :

Abstract

Introduction: Based on the large number of infertile couples and their family, personal, social, etc. problems, this research was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of two emotion-oriented approaches and schema therapy, the intervention of two effective approaches on control and life satisfaction of infertile women.

Method: The research method was semi-experimental, which was implemented with two experimental groups, a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a one-month follow-up. From the statistical population of infertile women in Milad Infertility Center of Mashhad, 45 people were selected as available and were randomly selected in three groups of 15 people. The instrument used in this research was the control questionnaire and the life satisfaction questionnaire of Diener answered in the pre-test. Then, each of the experimental groups participated in eight 90-minute sessions with an emotion-oriented approach and schema therapy, and the control group did not receive any intervention. After the meeting, the questionnaires were answered again. The data were analyzed using SPSS-26 software and covariance analysis method.

Findings: The findings of the research showed that in the post-test and follow-up stages, there is a significant difference between the experimental groups, the emotion-oriented approach and the schema-therapy approach with the control group. The results of repeated measurement analysis showed that both emotion-oriented therapy and schema therapy are effective in increasing life satisfaction and reducing control (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: paired results showed the effectiveness of the schema therapy approach the emotion-oriented approach has had a greater effect on women's control and the emotion-oriented approach has worked better on life satisfaction.

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