The effectiveness of emotional self-efficacy on emotional relationship and action acceptance in couples
Subject Areas : PsychologyRazieh Beigi 1 , Alireza Lotfi Nokabadi 2 *
1 - Master's Degree in Family Counseling, Safahan Non-Profit University, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - PhD student in counseling, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz branch, Ahvaz, Iran.
Keywords: Action flexibility, emotional balance, emotional self-efficacy,
Abstract :
Trying to improve the acceptance of action and maintaining the emotional relationship can improve the married life of couples, which makes the application of psychological models. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of emotional efficiency on emotional self and action comprehensibility in couples. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The second study was conducted on couples who referred to family counseling centers in Isfahan in the middle of 2023. From the mentioned society, 30 couples were selected in a purposeful way and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The pre-test was done through Diener et al.'s affect balance scale (2010) and Connor and Davidson's action flexibility questionnaire (2003). In the next stage, the experimental group underwent 8 weekly 90-minute emotional self-efficacy sessions. The control group was on the waiting list during this time. After the sessions, the post-test was administered. The data were analyzed by univariate and multivariate covariance analysis using SPSS software version 22. The results showed that the average difference between the two groups in emotional balance and action flexibility scores is significant (p<0.05). Therefore, specialists can benefit from emotional self-efficacy therapy in order to improve emotional balance and action flexibility in couples