Comparison of the Effectiveness of Solution- Focused Brief Couple Therapy and Glaser's Couple Therapy on Quality of Emotional Climate in Spouses Affected by Extramarital Relationships
Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy
Sepideh Rahimi Nejad
1
,
Mohammad Ghamari
2
,
Alireza Jafari
3
,
Vahideh Babakhani
4
1 - PhD student, Consulting Department, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Counseling Department, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
Keywords: extramarital relationships, Quality of Emotional Climate, Solution- Focused Brief Couple Therapy, Traumatized spouses, Glaser's Couple Therapy,
Abstract :
Purpose: The Purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of group-centered group therapy and Glaser's couple therapy on the quality of emotional climate in spouses affected by extramarital affairs. Methodology: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The present study population included all couples with extramarital affairs who referred to counseling centers in Tehran in the period of March 2020 to May 2020. The study sample consisted of 45 couples who were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Participants completed questionnaires of quality of emotional climate before performing the interventions. The experimental group received couple-centered group therapy interventions and Glaser's couple therapy. Finally, post-test was taken from all three groups. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance using SPSSV19 software. Findings: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups of couple therapy and the control group in all components of quality emotional climate (P<0.01). The results also showed that in the emotional quality climate variable, solution-oriented couple therapy is more effective than Glaser's couple therapy. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be said that the use of solution-oriented couple therapy and Glaser's couple therapy in the emotional atmosphere of spouses affected by extramarital affairs is effective and the knowledge of counseling, psychology and health experts about these treatments can be helpful.
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