The effectiveness of emotionally-focused couple therapy on marital burnout, dysfunctional attitudes, and self-handicapping of clients seeking

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Senior student of family orientation counseling from Hekmat Razavi Institute of Higher Education

2 Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychology, Hekmat Razavi Institute of Higher Education and Professor

3 Assistant Professor of Hekmat Razavi Institute of Higher Education

10.22038/jfmh.2024.76131.3094

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction: Regarding the increasing rate of divorce and high level of marital

burnout among divorce client, the present study aims to assess the effectiveness of

emotionally-focused couple therapy on marital burnout, dysfunctional attitudes, and

self-handicapping in couples.

Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this research includes all

couples applying for divorce who went to counseling centers in the 4th district of

Mashhad-Iran in the second quarter of 2023. Thirty-two couples were voluntarily

selected by the convenient sampling method and divided randomly into two equal

experimental and control groups. The experimental group received emotionally-

focused couple therapy in 8 sessions. The data was collected by Dysfunctional

Attitude Scale (DAS), Marital Burnout Questionnaire, and the Self-Handicapping

Scale (SHS). We analyzed the data using SPSS version 23 software, the descriptive

statistics and inferential statistics, multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance

tests. ​

Results: Based on the findings, the mean scores of the experimental group in marital

burnout, dysfunctional attitudes, and self-handicapping were reduced significantly

compared to the controls.

Conclusion: According to the results, the emotionally-focused couple therapy has

positive effects on marital burnout, dysfunctional attitudes, and self-handicapping in

clients seeking divorce. So, this therapy is suggested for couples who experience

marital problems, and marital burnout.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 07 January 2024

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