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  1 - A Comparison between the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Couple Therapy on Conflicting Couple’s Marital Intimacy in Isfahan
  سحر خانجانی وشکی عبدالله شفیع آبادی ولی الله فرزاد مریم فاتحی زاده
  Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy (CBCT) and acceptance and commitment couple therapy on conflicting couple’s marital intimacy in Isfahan. A quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttes More

  Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy (CBCT) and acceptance and commitment couple therapy on conflicting couple’s marital intimacy in Isfahan. A quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttest and control group was used. The population included all conflicting couples who were referred to consultation centers in Isfahan. The sampling method was voluntary.  90 individuals (couples) were put into three groups (30 each) of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy, acceptance and commitment couple therapy and the control group. Both the two experimental groups received 12 ninety-minute sessions of therapy once a week. The study instrument was Couples’ Intimacy Questionnaire (Oliya et al.,2009). The results of covariance analysis revealed that cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment couple therapy made significant changes in the marital intimacy at the posttest stage (P<0.05).  Further, the results of Bonferroni’s follow-up test implied that there is no significant difference between the degree of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment couple therapy on marital intimacy . According to the results, cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment couple therapy made significant changes in marital intimacy and there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of these two therapeutic methods. The results of this study provide experimental support for both therapies in order to increase marital intimacy. key words: cognitive-behavioral couple therapy, acceptance and commitment couple therapy, marital intimacy, conflicting couples. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Predicting the quality of the relationship with the spouse family based on marital intimacy and main family health
  Nafiseh Mostafaei Javad Khodadadi Shahriar Dargahi Dariush Azimi
  10.30486/jsrp.2019.1864636.1752
  The necessity of identifying the factors affecting the quality of the relationship with the spouse's family has always been of interest to the family's specialists. The present study was designed to predict the role of quality of relationship based on marital intimacy a More

  The necessity of identifying the factors affecting the quality of the relationship with the spouse's family has always been of interest to the family's specialists. The present study was designed to predict the role of quality of relationship based on marital intimacy and main family health. This research was a descriptive-correlational study. The study population consisted of married women and men in Tehran during the period of  2016-17, 250 of them were selected by sampling method. Data were collected using Marital Intimacy questionnaire (Walker & Thompson, 1983) The Health of The Main Family (Yeshtat and others, 1985), the Relationship With The Wife's Family (Cheraghi, 1393), were collected. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and inter regression analysis. The results of Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the family's main health and marital intimacy with the quality of the relationship with the spouse's family(P<0/01). Also, the results of regression analysis showed that marital intimacy and family health can explain 26% of the quality of the relationship with the spouse's family. in forming the quality of the relationship with the spouse's family, marital intimacy, and the family's primary health, plays a very important role. Therefore, the need for more attention to these factors in the consolidation of the family is fundamental. Manuscript profile
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  3 - The Effectiveness of Compassion-based Therapy on Marital Intimacy, Quality of Life, and Chronic Pain of Women Affected by Marital Infidelity
  Seyed Mojtaba Aghili Samira Niyazi Ensiyeh Babaee
  10.22034/jwcp.2023.701779
  This research was aimed to determine the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on marital intimacy, quality of life, and chronic pain of women affected by marital infidelity in Minodasht city. The statistical population included all the married women affected by spo More

  This research was aimed to determine the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on marital intimacy, quality of life, and chronic pain of women affected by marital infidelity in Minodasht city. The statistical population included all the married women affected by spouse infidelity who referred to counseling centers and psychological service clinics of Minodasht Welfare Department in the period of November to December 2022. Thirty women were selected by purposive sampling and they were randomly assigned in two experimental and control groups (15 subjects in each group). The present study was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group and a follow-up phase. The experimental group underwent eight 60 minutes’ sessions of compassion-based therapy based on the protocol of Tirch et al. (2014). The follow-up was conducted three months after the termination of the post-test. Data was collected by implementing Thompson and Walker's (1983) Marital Intimacy Scale, Warr et al.'s Quality of Life Questionnaire (1993) and McGill's Chronic Pain Questionnaire (1975). The research data was analyzed by repeated measure analysis of variance test. The results showed that the treatment based on compassion on marital intimacy (F=14.763, P<0.000), quality of life (F=13.852, P<0.000) and chronic pain (F=455.626, P<0.000) of women affected by marital infidelity were effective and these results were permanent until the follow-up period. The results also indicated that compassion-based therapy had an effect on increasing marital intimacy, quality of life, and reducing the chronic pain of women affected by marital infidelity by creating an atmosphere of empathy and kindness towards oneself. Manuscript profile
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  4 - The Causal Relationship of Self-Differentiation and Marital Intimacy with Attitude to Crossover Relationships with Mediating Role of Marital Commitment in Women Referring to Psychological Centers
  Pegah Safarzadeh Shirali Sasan Bavi
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship among self-differentiation and marital intimacy with attitude to crossover relationships with marital commitment as mediator in women referring to psychological centers of Ahvaz city. The statistical p More

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship among self-differentiation and marital intimacy with attitude to crossover relationships with marital commitment as mediator in women referring to psychological centers of Ahvaz city. The statistical population of the research included all women referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz city during 1398. 111 women were selected as sample via purposive sampling procedure. The research method was correlational path analysis type. To collect data Attitudes toward Infidelity Scale of Vitely (2006), Self-Differentiation Inventory of Skorn & Schmitt (2003), Marital Intimacy Scale of Thompson & Walker (1983), Marital Commitment Inventory of Adams & Jons (1997) were implemented. To analyze data descriptive and inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis were applied the results showed that all direct relationships were significant except the relationship between self-differentiation with attitudes to crossover relationships (p < 0.05). There was also indirect and significant relationship between marital intimacy with attitudes to crossover relationships with the marital commitment as mediator role (p < 0.01), but there was not an indirect and significant relationship between self-differentiation with attitudes to crossover relationships with mediating role of marital commitment(p>0.05). Manuscript profile
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  5 - Predicting Marital Satisfaction Over The Relational Belief And Marital Intimacy Variables In Normal And Divorced Women In Mashhad
  ملیحه Shahrestany محسن Doustkam حمید Rahbardar علی Mashhadi
  The purpose of the current study was to predict marital satisfaction by the relational beliefs and marital intimacy among the normal and divorce women in Mashhad. 125 women who were divorced and 125 women, whose aims were to continue marriage, were participated in the r More

  The purpose of the current study was to predict marital satisfaction by the relational beliefs and marital intimacy among the normal and divorce women in Mashhad. 125 women who were divorced and 125 women, whose aims were to continue marriage, were participated in the research as sample group (totally 250 women). All the subjects were asked to fill out the Relationship Belief Inventory (RBI) and Marital Intimacy Questionnaire. Discriminant analysis and descriptive statistics methods were used for analyzing data. Results, confirmed the hypotheses suggesting that marital satisfaction was predictable by the relationship beliefs and marital intimacy variables in both normal and divorce women. Manuscript profile
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  6 - The effectiveness of integrated transdiagnostic therapy on marital intimacy, mental vitality and emotional expression in women with marital burnout.
  Parvaneh Zanganeh mohsen rasouli Maryam Akbari
  10.30495/iifs.2024.2002460.1106
  Introduction : marriage is a turning point in human life and one of the most important decisions of any person throughout life, factors such as arguments and arguments may threaten the health of living together. Methods of reducing health-related problems include integr More

  Introduction : marriage is a turning point in human life and one of the most important decisions of any person throughout life, factors such as arguments and arguments may threaten the health of living together. Methods of reducing health-related problems include integrated meta-diagnostic therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of integrated meta-diagnostic therapy on marital intimacy, mental vitality and emotional expression in women with marital burnout. Method: semi-experimental research design with pre-test design-post-test with control group. Statistical research community includes women with marital burnout visiting counseling and psychological centers of the secret family, hope tomorrow, life of the city in the second six months of 1402, of which 150 were. To select the sample size, 24 women with high marital burnout were selected based on targeted sampling methods and based on entry and exit criteria, and were randomized in two groups as an integrated meta-diagnostic test group (12 people) and a witness Group (12 Participant). The experimental group received ten 45-minute sessions of integrated meta-diagnostic therapy Barlow et al. (2011) once a week. Findings: the data were analyzed using the covariance analysis test in SPSS version 26 software. The P rate was considered less than 0.05 meaningful. Findings: results of covariance analysis showed that integrated meta-diagnostic therapy has a significant effect on marital intimacy, mental vitality and emotional expression in women with marital burnout(001/0>P). The effect on the marital intimacy variable was 832/0% on the Etta coefficient, 567/0% on the mental life variable, and 731/0% on the emotional instrumentation variable. Conclusion: therefore, the results of the present study show that integrated meta-diagnostic therapy can lead to improved marital intimacy, emotional expression and mental vitality in women with marital burnout. So this finding can be of interest to family counseling centers, psychologists, and couples.Extended AbstractIntroductionMarriage is a turning point in human life and one of the most important decisions of every person during his life. In fact, marriage has been described as one of the most important and necessary human relationships, because it provides the basic structure for establishing a family relationship and raising the next generation. Among the main reasons for marriage are mainly the experience of love and affection, having a partner and companion in life, satisfying emotional and psychological needs, increasing happiness and satisfaction, and experiencing growth and perfection (Bazargan, Ramezani, Atashpoor, & Amiri, 2021) and the family is also one It is one of the main pillars of society and the smallest part of society, and it is considered as one of the most effective environments in a person's sexual and mental health (Soltani Zadeh, & Bajlani, 2020).     One of the most common social phenomena that threatens the institution of the family, and its effect not only on the family but also on the whole society, is marital burnout. According to Hu, Jiang and Wang (2019), the basic elements of a healthy marriage include intimacy, commitment and marital satisfaction. Therefore, women's satisfaction with their life and overall health depends more on their marital happiness than men. Marital compatibility is satisfaction from marriage and prevention of any coldness and exhaustion, which leads to tension and conflict as an inseparable and permanent part of marriage and marital relations, and if the couple cannot resolve it well, it will have destructive effects on the family along with states that one of them is the phenomenon of marital exhaustion (Shah Rajabian, & Emadi Chamesi, 2019).     One of the variables that can play an irreplaceable role in the stability of married life and reducing burnout is intimacy (Gohari, Zahra Kar, & Nazari, 2014). From the point of view of Bagarozi (2014), the intimacy of emotional and romantic experience with another person is defined. Similarly, the concept of intimacy is often defined as relationships combined with love, which include warm feelings, closeness, connection and affection (Chan, Tu and Wong, 2015). Intimacy is a dynamic concept in human relationships, especially in couple relationships, which means openness and non-inhibition in relationships and the closeness of two people in various emotional, logical and functional dimensions (Azari, Kazemian Moghadam, & Mehrabi Zadeh, 2020).       Another variable that can play a reducing role in couples' marital exhaustion is the concept of mental vitality. Mental vitality shows inner experiences full of energy, and in fact having mental and physical energy is necessary to experience a sense of enthusiasm and vitality, and it has a complex structure that is related to functioning and experiencing optimal functioning (Charles, Carver, Michael , & Schemer, 2014). Another important factor that affects the strength and durability of the family and the reduction of marital exhaustion is emotional expression (Korani, 2022). According to King and Emmons (1990), expressiveness in itself is not a factor for health, but rather a person's underlying feeling about self-expressiveness that can determine its benefit or loss (Vahdani, Khazri, Mahmoudporou Farah Bakhsh, 2020). Due to different factors such as anxieties and pressures that enter a couple's life and become more intense and sometimes unbearable; In addition to them, one of the interventions that has not been paid much attention to its effects and effectiveness on marital burnout can be mentioned the integrated metadiagnostic therapy (Allen, McHugh, & Barlow, 2008). Therefore, according to the history and the importance of societal interventions in the field of marriage and its consequences, and taking into account the lack of research in the field of interventions on intimacy, vitality and marital exhaustion, the main issue in this research is whether Does integrated transdiagnostic therapy have an effect on intimacy, mental vitality and emotional expressiveness in women with marital burnout?MethodologyThe current research is practical in terms of purpose and semi-experimental in terms of method with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included women with marital burnout who referred to the counseling and psychological centers of the Razi family, Omid Farda, Hayat Shahr Karaj in the second 6 months of 1402, who gave their informed consent to participate in this research. In order to select a sample size of 24 women with high marital burnout based on the purposeful sampling method and based on the inclusion criteria including willingness to participate in treatment, having marital burnout and a high score in the questionnaire (147), no legal action for divorce, having At least one child, age range between 25 and 45 years, having at least a diploma, no acute medical-physical problems, no severe mental disorder using (BSI_53), no simultaneous treatment intervention, no abuse of alcohol and psychoactive substances. Based on the client's self-declaration, not separating from his wife and exit criteria including not participating in more than three consecutive sessions and four non-consecutive sessions, divorce and separation from his wife during counseling sessions were selected. In this way, firstly, 150 women referring to counseling and psychotherapy centers were administered the Marital Exhaustion Questionnaire, and then 24 women who obtained the highest score in this questionnaire were selected in two groups. They were randomly assigned as a single hyperdiagnostic test group (12 people) and a control group (12 people). People in the control group, as well as people who were diagnosed with high marital burnout but could not participate in the treatment sessions due to the limitation in the number of samples, were put on the waiting list to receive treatment.ResultsThe average age of women in the test group was 37 years and in the control group was 16/39 years. Data analysis was conducted to determine the effectiveness of integrated meta-diagnostic therapy on marital intimacy, mental vitality, and emotional expression in women with marital burnout. According to Table 2, the average score of marital intimacy, mental vitality and emotional expression in the post-test phase increased in the test group compared to the control group, but in the pre-test phase there were few changes.  Covariance analysis test was used to determine the significance of this difference given that it is necessary to inhibit the pre-test effect. Before using the covariance analysis test, its assumptions were examined. The shapirovilk test was used to check the normality of the distribution of pre-test and post-test scores. Accordingly, the meaningful level for all variables was greater than 0.05 and the assumption of normality of the distribution of scores was accepted. Another hypothesis of the implementation of the multivariate covariance analysis test was the homogeneity of the variance of dependent variables among groups, which was used to examine the establishment of the Levin test. Levin's test results were not meaningful in any of the variables. Therefore, the assumption that variables are homogeneous was confirmed. The box test was used to check the homogeneity of the covariances Matrix, and its meaningful level was obtained equal to 0.519. Since this value was larger than the meaningful level (001/0) required to reject the null assumption, the hesmani matrix of covariances was approved. The results of the covariance analysis are presented in Table 3.Table 1: Intertestable effects of multivariate covariance analysis after testing the variables of marital intimacy, mental vitality and emotional expression The results of the multivariate covariance analysis show that the intervention of integrated meta-diagnostic therapy (by controlling the pre-test effect as a conjugating factor on the post-test) has had a significant impact on increasing marital intimacy, mental vitality, and excitement.DiscussionThe results showed that integrated transdiagnostic therapy has a significant effect on marital intimacy, mental vitality and emotional expression in women with marital burnout. This finding is consistent with the studies of Soleimani, Amir Fakhrai, Karamati (2020) Samavi because they showed that transdiagnostic psychotherapy has an effect on intimacy and reducing depression. Therefore, according to the study, integrated transdiagnostic treatment has a very important effect on reducing depression, because this treatment is designed for emotional disorders. This intervention approach helps women with depression by providing emotional awareness based on the present, cognitive flexibility, emotional avoidance and behaviors arising from emotion, awareness of emotions and their tolerance, endogenous (mental) and situation-based emotional exposure. slow to face stressful cases of negative emotions and solve them. The studies of Zimzani and Imani (2015) have also shown that extradiagnostic treatment has been very effective in reducing the symptoms of depression.ConclusionOne of the biggest challenges that couples who are stuck in a negative exchange is not finding a compatible way out of this crisis (Khojaste Mehr, Mohammadi, Sudani, & Abbaspour, 2018). Negative interactions increase the probability of divorce and decrease the positive aspects of marriage such as satisfaction, commitment, friendship and trust in the relationship. Couples who can manage burnout in a relationship by using positive methods and using less negative interactions create an environment where there is more opportunity for mental vitality and agreement about family problems, and this is one of the important ways to reduce Exhaustion is in the relationship (Johansson, 2019).LimitationsThe study was conducted on a specific population that may limit the generalizability of results. Future studies should consider a larger and more diverse sample to increase the application of findings to different populations. The timeframe of this study may limit understanding of the long-term effects of treatment. A longitudinal approach can provide further insight into the sustainable effects of interventions. In addition, comparing the effectiveness of the treatment used in this study with other therapeutic interventions can provide a more comprehensive understanding of their relative strengths and weaknesses. Future research should be aimed at understanding the underlying mechanisms through which therapies apply their effects, helping to correct and effectiveness of therapeutic interventions. The findings of this study should be integrated with caution in clinical practice according to the specific areas and needs of individuals. Counselors and psychologists may use the insights from this study to better adapt their approaches when dealing with marital burnout and emotional experiences, and ensure that interventions are culturally and contextually appropriate.Conflict of interestThis research was taken from the doctoral thesis and was carried out under the supervision of the ethics committee of the Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj branch, with the code of ethics IR.IAU.SDJ.REC.1401.095. Also, the cooperation of the participants was voluntary and their consent was declared. In addition, they were informed about the confidentiality and opt-out aspects of the research at each stage.FundsThe current research is derived from a specialized doctoral thesis and was carried out without financial support.AcknowledgementsI would like to express my gratitude to the supervisor and the couples who participated in this research.  Manuscript profile
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  7 - Investigating the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in the relationship between resilience and sexual knowledge with marital intimacy in couples with stepchildren in Kermanshah
  mahsa farokhi Jahangir Karami Asie Moradi
  The structure of the family is constantly evolving, in which step-parents play a fundamental and undeniable role in the course of its evolution. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in the relationship between resilie More

  The structure of the family is constantly evolving, in which step-parents play a fundamental and undeniable role in the course of its evolution. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in the relationship between resilience and sexual knowledge with marital intimacy in couples with stepchildren in 1401 in Kermanshah city. The current research is descriptive of the correlation type. Method: The statistical population includes all couples with stepchildren in the city of Kermanshah, which were selected using the accessible sampling method of 200 parents based on the inclusion criteria. To collect data, Walker and Thompson's (1983) Marital Intimacy Questionnaires, Granfsky et al.'s (2001), Conner and Davidson's Resilience (2003), Ann Hooper's Sexual Knowledge (1992) questionnaires were used. IBM AMOS 24 software was used for data analysis. Findings: The results showed that resilience and sexual knowledge directly have a significant relationship with marital intimacy (p≥0.05). Also, the results showed that cognitive emotion regulation has a significant relationship with marital intimacy in couples with stepchildren (p≥0.05). Other results showed that cognitive emotion regulation plays a mediating role in the relationship between resilience and sexual knowledge with marital intimacy in couples with stepchildren (p≥0.05). Conclusion: Based on this, it can be concluded that since troubled relationships and problems between couples affect children, paying attention to the intimacy of couples and teaching structures such as resilience, sexual knowledge, and helping to regulate emotions in couples can help create intimacy between couples. Be influential with the stepchild. Manuscript profile
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  8 - Comparison the effectiveness of group counseling based on choice theory and Gottman theory on increasing marital intimacy and decreasing marital conflicts in married women
  Eghbal Zarei Reza Borumand Maryam Sadegifard Samaneh Najarpourian Mahin Askari
  This research aimed to comparison the effectiveness of group counseling based on choice theory and Gottman theory on increasing marital intimacy and decreasing marital conflicts in married women. Present research was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test de More

  This research aimed to comparison the effectiveness of group counseling based on choice theory and Gottman theory on increasing marital intimacy and decreasing marital conflicts in married women. Present research was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with control group. Research population was included married women with marital problem referred to counseling and psychological services center of Mehr Jonoob in BandarAbbas city in 2016 year that from them 45 people were selected through available sampling method and randomly assigned to three equal groups (each group 15 people). Each of the experimental groups trained 8 sessions of 90 minutes with one of the group counseling methods (based on choice theory or based on Gottman theory). Groups completed the questionnaires of marital intimacy (walker & Thompson, 1983) and marital conflicts (Sanaee, 2007) in the pre-test and post-test stages. Data was analyzed with using SPSS-20 software and with multivariate analysis of covariance and post-hoc test methods. The findings showed both methods of group counseling based on choice theory and Gottman theory was effective on increasing marital intimacy and decreasing marital conflicts in married women. Also group counseling based on choice theory in comparison the group counseling based on Gottman theory was effective on increasing marital intimacy in married women, but there wasn’t any significant differences between both methods on decreasing marital conflicts in married women (P<0/05). Therefore, counselors and therapists can use from both methods especially the group counseling based on choice theory method to psychological interventions. Manuscript profile
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  9 - Effectiveness of positive thinking skills training on marital intimacy, hope and family social function
  elnaz kazemishafa Elaheh khoshnevis Parenaz Banisi
  This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of positive thinking skills training on marital intimacy, hope and family social function. This was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population of research were included all h More

  This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of positive thinking skills training on marital intimacy, hope and family social function. This was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population of research were included all housewife in Tehran in 2016 year that from them 30 person were selected through available sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (each group 15 person). The experimental group trained 8 sessions of 90 minutes by positive thinking skills methods. Groups completed the questionnaires of marital intimacy (Bagarozzi, 2001), hope (Snyder & et al, 1991) and communication and interaction function (Forsyth & et al, 1999) in the pre-test and post-test stages. Data was analyzed with multivariate analysis of covariance method and with using SPSS-21 software. The findings showed there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups. In the other words training of positive thinking skills significantly led to increase marital intimacy, hope and family social function (P<0/01). Therefore, counselors and therapists can use the method of positive thinking skills training to improve the marital intimacy, hope and family social function. Manuscript profile
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  10 - The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on forgiveness, emotional regulation, and marital intimacy of women injured with infidelity
  masoud ghasedi
  Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on the forgiveness, emotional regulation and marital intimacy of women injured with Infidelity. The research design was a quasi-experimental design using a pre More

  Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on the forgiveness, emotional regulation and marital intimacy of women injured with Infidelity. The research design was a quasi-experimental design using a pre-test/post-test design with a control group. The population of the study consisted of all women in Tehran who were betrayed by their spouses, and during the years 1395 and 1396, they asked for advisory services by referring to counseling centers. A sample of 20 people was selected from the judgmental and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups Psychotherapy sessions were performed during 8 sessions and at the end of both groups were retested. The instrument of this research was Ray's Forgiveness Questionnaire (1998), Gross & John's Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (2003), and Thompson & Walker's Intimacy Inventory (1983). To analyze the data, multivariate covariance analysis were used. The results of the study indicated that the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy intervention on the level of forgiveness, emotional regulation and marital intimacy of women injured with betrayal had a significant positive effect. Manuscript profile
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  11 - The Effect of Positive Couple Therapy on Marital Happiness, Marital Intimacy and Social Anxiety of Divorce Applicant Couples
  Azita Behjat Fatemeh Mohammadabadi Elmira Ezazi Bojnourdi Hossein Chenarani Mahsa Esmaeili
  The aim of this research was determine the effect of positive couple therapy on marital happiness, marital intimacy and social anxiety of divorce applicant couples. The method of present study was semi-experimental with pretest and posttest design with control group. Th More

  The aim of this research was determine the effect of positive couple therapy on marital happiness, marital intimacy and social anxiety of divorce applicant couples. The method of present study was semi-experimental with pretest and posttest design with control group. The research population was divorce applicant couples referring to counseling centers of Varamin city in summer season of 2019 year, which 30 couples were selected by available sampling method and randomly replaced into two equal groups (each group 15 couples). The experimental group received 12 sessions of 90-minute the positive couple therapy and the control group didn’t received training. The research tools were the questionnaires of marital happiness (Azreen & et al, 1973), marital intimacy (Walker & Thompson, 1983) and social anxiety (Connor & et al, 2000). Data were analyzed by univariate analysis of covariance method in SPSS version 24 software. The findings showed that the experimental and control groups in the pretest stage there was no significant difference in terms of marital happiness, marital intimacy and social anxiety (P>0.05), but in the posttest stage there was significant difference in terms of all three variables. In the other words, positive couple therapy led to increased marital happiness and marital intimacy and decrease social anxiety of divorce applicant couples (P<0.05). Regarded to the effect of positive couple therapy in improving the characteristics, it is necessary to using it by family psychologists and therapists to improve the characteristics of marital happiness, marital intimacy and social anxiety of divorce applicant couples. Manuscript profile
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  12 - Explain the relationship between communication beliefs, sexual satisfaction and differentiation with marital intimacy
  Zahra jani ali delavar
  The aim of this study was to explain the relationship between communication beliefs, sexual satisfaction and differentiation with marital intimacy. The statistical population of this study included all married women who referred to health centers in Tehran in 1398.&nbsp More

  The aim of this study was to explain the relationship between communication beliefs, sexual satisfaction and differentiation with marital intimacy. The statistical population of this study included all married women who referred to health centers in Tehran in 1398.  320 people were selected as a sample according to Morgan’s table, which finally considering the possible sample reduction, 350 married women were selected. The sampling method in this study was multistage cluster sampling. Edelson-Epstein (1981) Relational Belief Inventory, Larson Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire (1988), Scorne and Friedlander Differentiation Scale Differentiation of Self-Inventory (1998), and Marital intimacy questionnaire (1995) Couple Intimacy Questionnaire were used to collect data. Findings were analyzed using correlation statistical method in SPSS software version 22. The results showed that there was a direct and negative correlation (-0.145) between communication beliefs with couple intimacy and significant positive correlation (0.315) between sexual satisfaction and couple intimacy; although there is no significant relationship (0.006) between differentiation and couples intimacy at the level of p <0.01. Therefore, it can be concluded that in order to promote couple’s intimacy, components such as communication beliefs, sexual satisfaction, and differentiation can be taught and reduced high divorce rate due to the lack of these skills. Manuscript profile
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  13 - The Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Cognitive Self-Regulation of Emotion and Marital Intimacy of Women on the Verge of Divorce
  Banafsheh Nazari tahmoures aghajani
  Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of determine the effect of dialectical behavior therapy on cognitive emotion self-regulation and marital intimacy in women on the verge of divorce. Methodology: The research method was applied in terms of purpose and qu More

  Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of determine the effect of dialectical behavior therapy on cognitive emotion self-regulation and marital intimacy in women on the verge of divorce. Methodology: The research method was applied in terms of purpose and quantitative in terms of data collection. This study was semi-experimental with a pretest and posttest design with control group. The research population was women on the verge of divorce referring to the counseling centers of five region of Tehran city in 2020 year, who from them 40 people after reviewing the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling method and with random method with lottery replaced into two equal groups. The experimental group 8 sessions of 90-minute underwent the dialectical behavior therapy and the control group did not see any training. The research tools were the Garnefski and Kraaij cognitive emotion self-regulation questionnaire of short version (2006) and Walker and Thompson marital intimacy questionnaire (1983). Data were analyzed with chi-square, independent t test and multivariate analysis of covariance methods in the SPSS-19 software. Findings: The findings showed that the experimental and control groups did not have significant different in terms of age, education and type of marriage (P>0.05). Also, groups in the pretest stage did not have significant different in terms of cognitive emotion self-regulation and marital intimacy (P>0.05), but in the posttest did have significant different in terms of them (P<0.05). In the other words, dialectical behavior therapy led to increase the positive strategies of cognitive emotion self-regulation and marital intimacy and decrease negative strategies of cognitive emotion self-regulation in women on the verge of divorce (P<0.001). Conclusion: Based on the results of present research, therapists and counselors can use from dialectical behavior therapy method along with other therapeutic method to improve psychological traits of women on the verge of divorce especially improve their cognitive emotion self-regulation and marital intimacy. Manuscript profile
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  14 - The Effectiveness of Sex Therapy on Sexual Self-Efficacy and Marital Intimacy in Couples with Sexual Dysfunction
  Sepideh Karimpoor Faezeh Tourani Javad Khalatbari
  Purpose: Appropriate sexual activity plays a significant role in the health and well-being of couples. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of sex therapy on sexual self-efficacy and marital intimacy in couples with sexual dysfunction.Methodoogy: More

  Purpose: Appropriate sexual activity plays a significant role in the health and well-being of couples. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of sex therapy on sexual self-efficacy and marital intimacy in couples with sexual dysfunction.Methodoogy: The research method was semi-experimental, with a pre-test and post-test design with the control group. The statistical population consisted of all couples with sexual deviance disorder who referred to counseling clinics and psychological services in the eighth district of Tehran in the summer of 2016, 30 couples (60 people) were randomly selected in two experimental groups (15 couples) and control group ( 15 pairs) were replaced. The experimental group underwent 10 sessions of 60 minutes of sex therapy; but during this period, the control group did not receive any intervention. The research tools were Vaziri and Kashani's sexual self-efficacy questionnaire (1999), Vondenbroek and Bertman's marital intimacy questionnaire (1995) and Rosen et al.'s sexual performance questionnaire (2000). The data were analyzed by univariate analysis of covariance in SPSS software version 21.Findings: The results of comparing demographic information showed that there was no significant difference between the research groups in terms of age, gender and education level (p>0.05). Sex therapy intervention significantly increased sexual self-efficacy (F=10.622, P=0.003) and marital intimacy (F=14.959, P=0.001) in couples with sexual dysfunction.Conclusion: The results of the study showed the effect of sex therapy training on increasing sexual self-efficacy and marital intimacy in couples with sexual dysfunction. Counselors and family therapists can use this method of treatment along with other treatment methods to solve marital problems of couples. Manuscript profile
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  15 - The Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Psychological Hardiness with Marital Intimacy in Married Women of Qom City
  Monireh Nekokerdaran Mahshid Izadi Mojgan Mardani
  Purpose: Marital intimacy plays an important role in family strength. Therefore, the aim of this study was investigate the relationship between psychological well-being and psychological hardiness with marital intimacy in married women.Methodology: The present study was More

  Purpose: Marital intimacy plays an important role in family strength. Therefore, the aim of this study was investigate the relationship between psychological well-being and psychological hardiness with marital intimacy in married women.Methodology: The present study was cross-sectional from type of correlation. The research population was married women who referred to Sadra counseling center in Qom city in 2020 year with number of 240 people. According to Cochran's formula, the sample size was estimated 144 people who were selected by simple random sampling method. The research instruments were the scales of psychological well-being (Ryff, 1989), psychological hardiness (Lang, Goulet and Amsel, 2003) and marital intimacy (Walker and Thompson, 1983). Data were analyzed by methods of Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression with enter model in SPSS-21 software.Findings: The findings showed that psychological well-being (and all six components including self-acceptance, positive relationships with others, autonomy, environment mastery, purpose in life and personal growth) and psychological hardiness (and all three components including control, commitment and challenge) had a positive and significant relationship with marital intimacy in married women (P˂0.001). Also, the variables of psychological well-being and psychological hardiness significantly able to explained 53%, six components of psychological well-being significantly able to explained 67% and three components of psychological hardiness significantly able to explained 37% of the changes of marital intimacy in married women (P˂0.001).Conclusion: The results indicated the positive and significant relationship of psychological well-being and psychological hardiness with marital intimacy in married women and their role in explaining their marital intimacy. Therefore, to promote marital intimacy can be improved the psychological well-being and psychological hardiness Manuscript profile
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  16 - Mediating Role of Marital Intimacy in the Relationship of Virtue and Empathy with Relationship Quality of Non-Clinical Couples
  fatemeh hajizadeh seyed Ali kimiaee Hadiseh Hosseini
  Purpose: This research conducted with the aim of investigating was the mediating role of marital intimacy in the relationship between marital virtue and empathy with the quality of marital relationship. Methodology: The current research was a developmental research in More

  Purpose: This research conducted with the aim of investigating was the mediating role of marital intimacy in the relationship between marital virtue and empathy with the quality of marital relationship. Methodology: The current research was a developmental research in terms of its purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of its method. The statistical population of the current study was all non-clinical married people living in Mashhad in 2023. Based on Cochran's formula, 400 people were selected as a sample. The sample individuals were selected by available sampling method. The tools used in this research were empathy interest questionnaire of Baron-Cohen (2003), marital intimacy questionnaire of Busby et al (1983), marital virtue questionnaire of Mousavi and Dehshiri (2018), marital relationship quality questionnaire of Thompson and Walker (1995). The data was analyzed by the statistical method of structural equations. Findings: The marital intimacy has a mediating role in the relationship between marital virtue and empathy with marital relationship quality (p<0.5). Also, there was a positive and significant correlation between marital virtue and empathy with marital intimacy and marital relationship quality. Conclusion: The marital virtue and empathy Through marital intimacy, they can predict the quality of marital relationship. Manuscript profile
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  17 - The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Attachment Styles and Marital Intimacy of Couples in Tehran City
  Maryam Mohammadi Ali Shirafkan Koupkan Abdollah Shafiabady Abolhassan Farhangi
  10.30495/jwsf.2023.1979782.1823
  The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of schema therapy on attachment styles and marital intimacy of couples in Tehran city. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up 2 month. In this study the st More

  The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of schema therapy on attachment styles and marital intimacy of couples in Tehran city. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up 2 month. In this study the statistical population was all couples of Tehran city in year 2020. In the first stage, using convenience&nbsp;sampling method, 30 couples were selected and then randomly divided into two group (each group 15 couples) were replaced and experimental group underwent schema therapy. To collect data attachment&nbsp;scale&nbsp;Collins (1996) and marital intimacy questionnaire (MINQ) of Bagarozzi (1997). Data analysis was performed using SPSS-24 software in two sections: descriptive and inferential (analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni). The results of the study showed that of schema therapy in post-test and follow up had a significant effect on attachment styles and marital intimacy of couples (P&lt;0.05). This study's results have practical implications for the use of therapeutic intervention programs in which the schema therapy approach was employed to reduce marital problems. Besides, on the basis of the findings of this study, the couple therapy training programs based on schema therapy can be exploited to improve attachment styles and marital intimacy of couples. Manuscript profile
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  18 - The role of self-differentiation and attachment styles in the prediction of marital intimacy
  yousef ghasemi elham fathi
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  The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of self-differentiationand attachment styles in the prediction of marital intimacy in Zanjan city couples. The research method was correlation. All married couples living in Zanjan city in 2018 formed the statistical More

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of self-differentiationand attachment styles in the prediction of marital intimacy in Zanjan city couples. The research method was correlation. All married couples living in Zanjan city in 2018 formed the statistical population of this study. The final sample consisted of 278 people selected by stepwise cluster sampling. The instruments of the Bagarozzi intimacy scale (2001), self-differentiated R-DSI revised questionnaire, Hazan and Shaver (1995), attachment style questionnaire. Data was analyzed by using p Stepwise&nbsp; multiple regression. The results showed that the outcomes and dimensions of it can not predict marital intimacy. Among attachment styles, only the avoidant attachment style could predict marital intimacy (R2 = 0.02). The findings of this study can be used to develop and implement educational and therapeutic programs in order to increase marital intimacy of couples. Key words: self-differentiation, attachment styles, marital intimacy, married couples Manuscript profile
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  19 - The effect of educating integrative behavioral couple therapy On the cognitive emotion regulation and marital intimacy of married women
  Yasin Najafi Sedighe Ahmadi Kianoosh Zahrakar
  10.30495/jwsf.2020.1871002.1369
  AbstractThe purpose of the present study was to Investigate the effect of &nbsp;of Educating integrative behavioral couple therapy On the cognitive emotion regulation and marital intimacy of Married women in the city of Qom. The present study Had &nbsp;a pre-test and po More

  AbstractThe purpose of the present study was to Investigate the effect of &nbsp;of Educating integrative behavioral couple therapy On the cognitive emotion regulation and marital intimacy of Married women in the city of Qom. The present study Had &nbsp;a pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population consisted of all married people attending the primary education center Darmanyab in Qom city, district 2, in spring 1998. Among the subjects who answered the questionnaire, those who had a low score in the questionnaire were selected and randomly assigned into two groups of experimental and control, each containing 15 members . For the experimental group, the learning protocol was based on the integrative behavioral couple therapy Continues for 16 sessions (twice week one hour).The instruments used in this study were Cognitive Emotion Regulation questionnaire (CERQ) of Garnovskii and Krai (2006) and Marital Intimacy Scale (MIS) of Thompson &amp; Walker (1983). Data were analyzed using multivariate covariance analysis using SPSS-21. The results of this study showed that education based on integrative behavioral couple therapy is effective on cognitive emotion regulation (P &lt;0.001). Also, the results of the study showed that education based on integrative behavioral couple therapy was effective on marital intimacy of couples (P &lt;0.001). Findings of this study suggest that training based on integrative behavioral couple therapy Can be effective on cognitive regulation of emotion and marital intimacy and its implementation in educational centers is recommended Manuscript profile
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  20 - The Effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Marital Intimacy among Women Affected by Marital Infidelity
  Ali Mohammadi Saeed Imani Abolghasem Khoshkonesh
  10.30495/jwsf.2023.1972245.1767
  The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy on posttraumatic stress disorder and marital intimacy among women affected by marital infidelity. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group an More

  The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy on posttraumatic stress disorder and marital intimacy among women affected by marital infidelity. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up 2 month. In this study the statistical population of all women affected by marital infidelity of Shahriar city in year 1400. In the first stage, using convenience&nbsp;sampling method, 24 women affected by marital infidelity were selected and then randomly divided into one experimental group (12 women) and one control group (12 women) were replaced and experimental group underwent narrative exposure therapy (8 sessions 90 minutes), but the control group received no training and remained in the waiting list. To collect data revised civilian Mississippi scale for posttraumatic stress disorder of Norris and Perilla and marital intimacy scale of Walker and Thompson. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-24 software in two sections: descriptive and inferential (analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni). The results of the study showed that of narrative exposure therapy&nbsp; in post-test and follow up had a significant effect on posttraumatic stress disorder and marital intimacy (P&lt;0.05). Based on the results of the present study, it can be said that narrative exposure therapy can be used as a treatment method on posttraumatic stress disorder and marital intimacy among women affected by marital infidelity in counseling centers and psychological services Manuscript profile
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  21 - Modeling of between marital commitment, lovemaking styles with marital intimacy in married couples regarding the role of sexual satisfaction as mediator
  zahra taghiyar Farshad pahlavanzade calah refahi
  The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between marital commitment, lovemaking styles with marital intimacy in married couples regarding the role of sexual satisfaction as mediator. In this correlational study, 272 individuals were selected among all ma More

  The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between marital commitment, lovemaking styles with marital intimacy in married couples regarding the role of sexual satisfaction as mediator. In this correlational study, 272 individuals were selected among all married couples in 1393 in Isfahan applying the convenience random sampling method. Data were collected using the marital commitment questionnaires of Adams and Jones, Lee&rsquo;s lovemaking styles, Bagarozy&rsquo;s marital intimacy and Pini&rsquo;s sexual satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using structural equation method in AMOS software. The results of the analysis showed that the direct and total effect of marital commitment on marital intimacy is not significant. But lovemaking styles significantly influence the marital Intimacy (p < 0.05). In examining the direct effects it is also seen that the direct effect of marital commitment and lovemaking styles on sexual satisfaction is significant (p < 0.05). But the effect of sexual satisfaction on marital intimacy is not significant. The results show that the indirect effect of marital commitment on marital intimacy is significant as well as the indirect effect of lovemaking styles on marital intimacy (p < 0.05). It can be suggested that the effect of sexual satisfaction on the relationship between marital commitment and marital intimacy is a full mediator since the direct effects of marital commitment on marital intimacy did not appear to be significant. But since the direct effect of lovemaking styles on marital intimacy was significant, it reveals that sexual satisfaction plays the role of a partial mediator in this relationship. Manuscript profile
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  22 - The relationship of main family health and marital intimacy: Evaluating the mediating role of constructive and non-constructive conflict resolution styles
  Seyyed Mohamad Hosini Mohamad Ali Nazari Mohsen Rasooli Mohamad Shakarami Seyyed Mohsen Hosini
  Interference or influence of the main families that are often supplied in hidden various coatings can be one of the great monuments of marital conflict from the beginning to the end of the marriage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the direct and indirect effects o More

  Interference or influence of the main families that are often supplied in hidden various coatings can be one of the great monuments of marital conflict from the beginning to the end of the marriage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the direct and indirect effects on the health of the main family, through the mediating role of constructive and non-constructive conflict resolution styles on marital intimacy. For this purpose, in a descriptive study of correlation design type, 240 married women teachers of mamasani city were selected in a cluster method, randomly. They were tested on the main family status, marital intimacy, and conflict resolution styles. The main findings indicated that family health has directly significant relation with marital intimacy. Main family indirectly has a significant relationship through the mediating role of constructive and non-constructive conflict resolution style with marital intimacy. It seems that the health of the main family in addition to the direct effect which has on marital intimacy, can also effect marital intimacy through constructive and non-constructive conflict resolution style. Manuscript profile