Effect of forgiveness therapy on coping with marital conflicts and quality of life

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. student in consulting, Islamic Azad University, Branch of Qom, Instructor of Payam-e-Noor University, Tehran-South Branch, Iran

2 Ph.D. in psychology, Assistant professor of psychology, Islamic Azad University, Branch of Qom, Qom, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Conflicts, rejection, jealousy and couples resentment are factors that damage physical and mental health. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of forgiveness therapy on conflicts and life quality of women who referred to the Aramesh counseling centers.
 
Materials and Methods: This experimental study was done in women referred to Aramesh counseling centers in 2015 and they had obtained the scores above 25 in the marital test. The sample size of 30 subjects (convenient method) selected and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 10 ninety minutes sessions of forgiveness therapy program. After intervention, the subjects' marital conflicts and quality of life were measured again. Analysis of data was performed by multivariate analysis test for differential scores and t-test.
 
Results: The results showed that forgiveness therapy had an impact on reducing women's marital conflicts and increasing life quality in general and this effect was significant (P<0.05).
 
Conclusion: Based on the results, forgiveness therapy can impact positively on marital conflicts and quality of life among women.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 19, special issue
May and June 2017
Pages 293-300

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