Comparison of the effectiveness of couple therapy based on forgiveness and Hendrix's an illustrative communication on family communication patterns, sexual satisfaction, in women referring to counselling centres

Askary, Mehrana; Mehrabizadh Honarmand, Mahnaz; Dasht Bozorgi, Zahra; Askary, Parviz; Heidarie, Alireza

doi:10.22055/psy.2019.31048.2411

Comparison of the effectiveness of couple therapy based on forgiveness and Hendrix's an illustrative communication on family communication patterns, sexual satisfaction, in women referring to counselling centres

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Mehrana Askary ¹

Mahnaz mehrabizadh Honarmand ²

zahra Dasht Bozorgi ³

Parviz Askary ⁴

Alireza Heidarie ⁵

¹ PHD student of psychology. Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

² Invited Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran./ Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

⁴ Department of psychology, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

⁵ Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22055/psy.2019.31048.2411

Abstract

The couple includes stage of psychotherapy process, where the psychotherapist’s primary purpose is to diagnose the many aspects of the partners’ experience in the relationship, to understand how conflicts are triggered and how they affect the dysfunction of the relationship. The purpose of this study was to Comparison of the effectiveness of couple therapy based on forgivness and Hendrix's and illustrative communication on family communication patterns, sexual satisfaction, in women referring to counseling centers in Ahwaz. The research design is a quasi-experimental pre-test-posttest with control group. The sample size was 45 women who were selected using available sampling method from the mentioned population. 15 of them were assigned to the amputee-based paternity therapist and 15 were assigned to the Hendrix communication imaging group and15 to the control group as a random assignment. The research tools used were the Kristensen & Salavia Family Relationship Model, Sexual Satisfaction of Myston and Trampnell. The Hendrix communication simulation group received nine 90-minute training sessions, as well as a group of pseudo-therapeutic training group forgiveness, nine sessions of 90 minutes. To analyze the data, multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance was used. The findings showed that both therapeutic approaches in the post-test phase had a significant impact on family relationship patterns and resulted in a significant increase in family relationship patterns. Based on the findings, it can be said that each of these approaches is one of the most effective and successful interventions in the field of therapy.

Keywords

forgiveness' Therapy

Hendrix Communications Therapy

Family Relationship Patterns

Sexual Satisfaction

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