Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

The effect of group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment on sexual self-esteem and marital burnout in women undergoing dialysis

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Monireh Pourfarahani 1
Hossein Shareh 2
Fatemeh Hajiarbabi 3
1 Ph.D. student, Department of Educational Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
2 Associate professor of clinical psychology, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran,
3 Assistant professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
10.22038/jfmh.2023.22283
Abstract
Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment on sexual self-esteem and marital burnout of women undergoing dialysis.
Materials and Methods: The statistical population consisted of all married women referred to Khorasan Razavi Dialysis Patients Support Association in 2021-2022. The statistical sample comprised 30 married women undergoing dialysis in Mashhad-Iran, who were selected through convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into two experimental (n= 15) and control (n= 15) groups. Research instrument included the Sexual Self-Esteem ‎Index for Woman-Short Form (SSEI-W-SF) and Couple Burnout Measure (CBM). The experimental group participated in group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment for 10 two-hour sessions, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Factorial repeated measures analysis of variance was used for data analysis.
Results: The results demonstrated a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups in sexual self-esteem and marital burnout in the post-test and follow-up (P< 0.05).
Conclusion: It seems that group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment is effective in sexual self-esteem and marital burnout of dialysis women.
Keywords
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Dialysis
Marital burnout
Schema therapy
Sexual self-esteem
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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 25, Issue 2
March and April 2023
Pages 123-131