Family Psychology
Maryam Moshtaghi; Mohammad Javad Asghari Ebrahimabad; Mohammad Reza Saffarian Toosi; Hamid Nejat
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The family is the main institution of a society and the relations of its members, especially couples, are of special importance. A good relationship between couples will bring more satisfaction fewer conflicts and a higher quality of married life (Hoseini Beheshtian & Attar, 2020). Various factors, ...
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The family is the main institution of a society and the relations of its members, especially couples, are of special importance. A good relationship between couples will bring more satisfaction fewer conflicts and a higher quality of married life (Hoseini Beheshtian & Attar, 2020). Various factors, including the lack of internal cohesion, affect the spouses' relationship and cause much damage to the family (Akbari et al. 2022). The sense of coherence helps manage marital conflicts and improves the marital relationship (Oei et al. 2021). Another factor that can affect couples' relationships is self-control. There is evidence that high levels of self-control are associated with constructive interpersonal behaviors that improve relationship quality and reduce conflict (Cheung et al. 2022).One treatment approach is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which has been evaluated in more than 900 randomized trials (Hayes, 2022). In Iran, few studies conducted on the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on the sense of coherence (Derakhshanjan et al. 2023; Rostami et al. 2023), and self-control (Babakhani, 2020). Also, Solution-Oriented Therapy is another psychological therapy that emphasizes the capabilities and abilities of people to create solutions (Ayar & Sabancioğullari, 2022) Few studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of solution therapy conducted in terms of the sense of coherence (Pourdel et al. 2021; Ismakhani Akbarinejad & Ebrahimi Sadr, 2022), and self-control (Mir Hashemi & Najafi, 2014). Also, it should be noted that there has been no research on the effectiveness and comparison of acceptance and commitment-based therapy and solution-oriented therapy, specifically on self-control and internal cohesion in the subject of women with marital conflict. Considering the negative consequences of conflicts on the individual lives of couples and their children, the necessity of dealing with treatments that target marital conflicts is felt. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment and solution-oriented therapy on the self-control and internal cohesion of women with marital conflicts.Method:The present study was a semi-experimental method and a pre-test-post-test-one-month follow-up design was used with the control group. The statistical population of this research included women with marital conflict referring to Ravan Plus Clinic in Mashhad in 2023. Among them, 45 women were selected purposefully and voluntarily and then randomly assigned into two experimental groups and one control group (15 subjects per group). To collect the data, the Internal Coherence Questionnaire (ICQ), Self-Control Tangney Questionnaire (SCQ), and Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ). After explanations were given to the participants about the conditions of the research and the objectives of the study, the first group received the solution-focused therapy the second group received acceptance and commitment-based therapy (ACT), and the third group as a control group received no treatment during this time. Each group meeting was held once a week for 90 minutes in two months. Questionnaires were completed in three phases: pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up by three groups. To analyze the data, repeated measures analysis was used.Results:Findings showed that Acceptance and commitment therapy and Solution-focused (brief) therapy were effective as compared with the control group in terms of self-control and internal cohesion (P<0.001). The results also showed that there was no significant difference between the two experimental groups in terms of self-control and internal cohesion (P>0.05).Discussion:In sum, Acceptance and commitment therapy and Solution-focused (brief) therapy were effective in increasing the internal coherence and self-control of women with marital conflicts. It is suggested that future researches be conducted on couples to investigate the effectiveness of treatment on men as well. To increase the generalizability of the results, it is suggested that this research be carried out in different populations (divorced women, etc.).
Mahshad Balali Dehkordi; Hossein Pourshahriar; Zahra Jahanbakhshi
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IntroductionIn the present age, each person experiences a variety of individual and social limitations in his life, and dealing with these obstacles provides the ground for the occurrence of many failures and frustrations;This problem is more pronounced in children, because in childhood, more communication ...
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IntroductionIn the present age, each person experiences a variety of individual and social limitations in his life, and dealing with these obstacles provides the ground for the occurrence of many failures and frustrations;This problem is more pronounced in children, because in childhood, more communication with peers and less dependence on parents, this period is referred to as a stressful period. Accordingly, if a person can go through the process of socialization properly and align his needs with the needs of the society in which he lives, he will somehow reach social adequacy. in today's world more than ever require social flexibility and adaptation, which plays an important role in improving the health of people's lives.the present study was conducted with the aim of predicting the social adjustment of primary school children based on marital conflicts and cognitive emotion regulation skills of mothers.MethodThe method of this study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included mothers who had primary school children in the fall of 2021 in Shahrekord; A sample of 377 of them was selected by available methods. Data were collected using questionnaires of the California Scale of Social Adjustment (1953), Sanaei Marital Conflicts (2000) and Garnfsky Cognitive Emotion Regulation (2006) and analyzed by multiple regression and Pearson correlation coefficient.ResultsFindings showed a negative and significant relationship between marital conflict and negative emotion regulation skills (P <0.01) and a positive and significant relationship between positive emotion regulation skills and social adjustment of primary school children (P <0.01).DiscussionThe findings generally indicate that the existence of marital conflicts between parents and difficulties in the cognitive regulation of emotions can cause social maladaptation of children in primary school.Keywords: Children's social adjustment, Marital conflicts, Cognitive emotion regulation skills.Author Contributions: In the present study, the second author, as a supervisor, has supervised and strategized the overall research process and compiled and finalized the corrections of the article. In compiling the research plan, the first author is responsible for the process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting the findings and writing the text of the article. The title of thesis advisor was done.Acknowledgments: The present study would not have been possible without the cooperation of the participants; We would like to thank all the participants. Conflicts of interest: The authors acknowledge that there is no conflict of interest in this article.Funding: The present study has not received financial support from any institution or institution and all costs during the research process have been borne by researchers.
