The Effect of Group Emotionally Focused Therapy on the Forgiveness and Harmony of Marriage in Dysfunctional Couples

Subject Areas : Psychology of couples

seyed omid sotodeh navrodi ^{1 *} , Samira Ershad Tavana ² , Fatemeh Pouragha ³

1 - (Corresponding author), PhD in Counseling, Education, Guilan Province, University Lecturer, Rasht, Iran. Phone: [phone], Email: [e-mail]
2 - Master's student in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Simay Danesh Non-Profit University, Rasht, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, North Strategy Institute of Higher Education, Rasht, Iran.

Received: 2024-08-02 Accepted : 2024-10-15 Published : 2025-04-05

Keywords: Emotionally Focused Therapy, forgiveness, marital harmony,

Abstract :

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Abstract Introduction: Since the couple founded the family and it is the main pillar of the society, any threat to the family or the couple will affect the dynamics of the society and so, the health of the family and the couple determines the state of the society. The purpose of this study was to find whether emotional-oriented group couple therapy would help incompatible couples referring to Rasht's forgiveness and marital harmony. Research study: This study followed a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group. Its statistical population comprised all incompatible couples who referred to positive life centers and the population of mental health assistants from February 1402 to July 1403, under a call to couples with problems and interested in participating in this treatment; among them 20 couples (10 couples of the experimental group and 10 couples of the control group) were selected as the sample size and in the available manner and were randomly replaced in two groups (experimental and control). Whereas the experimental group underwent nine ninety-minute emotional pair therapy sessions, the control group waited for treatment. Subjects were evaluated twice: pre-test and post-test using Trait Scale and Marital Harmony Scale questionnaires. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (analysis of covariance) research of the data using SPSS version 24. Findings: Based on the results of the present study, it can be said that the emotion-oriented couple therapy method is a suitable solution for solving the problems of incompatible couples and can increase the level of tolerance and harmony between couples. Conclusion: Findings revealed that the method was effective in increasing forgiveness (P<0.001) and marital harmony (P<0.001) of incompatible couples under therapy.

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