Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress inoculation on coping skills and quality of life among incompatible couples

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Zahra Simi 1
Mohsen Makhlooq 2
Parvaneh Sarkeshikzadeh 3
Alireza Aghayousefi 4
Nezamaddin Ghasemi 5
1 MSc. in counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
2 MSc. in psychology, Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Research Sciences Branch (Markazi), Tehran, Iran.
3 MSc. in psychology, Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Islamic Azad University (Central Research Sciences), Arak, Iran.
4 Associate professor in psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
5 Associate professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Salman Farsi University, Kazeroon, Iran.
10.22038/jfmh.2022.20350
Abstract
Introduction: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress inoculation on coping skills and quality of life among incompatible couples.
 
Materials and Methods: In this study, among the incompatible couples referred to a counseling center in Kazerun city, Iran, twenty-four couples were selected and they were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received ten sessions of the stress inoculation program and the control group was on the waiting list. The research instruments included Andler and Parker's coping styles questionnaire, Cohen's perceived stress, and quality of life questionnaire (SF-36). Data analyzed through SPSS-18 and covariance method.
 
Results: The results indicated that cognitive-behavioral training effectively relieves stress and improves couples' quality of life (P= 0.001). This approach also increased the coping styles for couples (P= 0.001).
 
Conclusion: It seems that stress inoculation training can increase quality of life among incompatible couples by increasing problem-solving coping styles.
 
Keywords
Coping skills
Couple
Stress inoculation
Quality of life
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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 24, Issue 3
May and June 2022
Pages 169-175