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Firozi M, golparvar M, Aghaei A. Comparing the effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Therapy and cognitive-behavioral couple therapy on triangulation and family communication boundaries in women with symptoms of sexual dysfunction. IJRN 2024; 11 (1) : 4
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran
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Introduction: The present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of emotional-based and cognitive-behavioral couple therapy on triangulation and family communication boundaries of women with symptoms of sexual dysfunction.
Methods: The research method was semi-experimental, and its design included three groups of pre-test-post-test type with a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the study included married women suffering from sexual dysfunction who were referred to family counseling centers in Isfahan City along with their husbands in the first half of 2021. From the aforementioned statistical population, 54 people were selected based on the entry and exit criteria by purposeful sampling. They were assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (18 people in each group). A pre-test was conducted by administering research questionnaires, including Yousefi and Bahrami's triangulation scale (2014) and the family communication boundaries questionnaire developed by Kiani Chalmardani et al. (2014). In the next phase, the first experimental group underwent eight sessions of emotion-oriented couples therapy every week for two months. Similarly, the second experimental group engaged in 8 sessions of cognitive behavioral couples therapy every week for 90 minutes per session. Meanwhile, the control group was placed on a waiting list and did not receive any treatment during this period. After completing the therapy sessions two months later, all three research groups were reassessed for evaluation. Data analysis was done using repeated measurement variance analysis with the help of SPSS version 26 software.
Results: The results showed that both emotion-based couples therapy and cognitive-behavioral couple therapy interventions have similar, positive, and lasting effects on the triangulation and communication boundaries of women with symptoms of sexual dysfunction (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the results obtained from the research, it can be said that emotional couple therapy and cognitive behavioral couple therapy are effective in improving the triangulation and communication boundaries of women with sexual dysfunction.
Methods: The research method was semi-experimental, and its design included three groups of pre-test-post-test type with a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the study included married women suffering from sexual dysfunction who were referred to family counseling centers in Isfahan City along with their husbands in the first half of 2021. From the aforementioned statistical population, 54 people were selected based on the entry and exit criteria by purposeful sampling. They were assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (18 people in each group). A pre-test was conducted by administering research questionnaires, including Yousefi and Bahrami's triangulation scale (2014) and the family communication boundaries questionnaire developed by Kiani Chalmardani et al. (2014). In the next phase, the first experimental group underwent eight sessions of emotion-oriented couples therapy every week for two months. Similarly, the second experimental group engaged in 8 sessions of cognitive behavioral couples therapy every week for 90 minutes per session. Meanwhile, the control group was placed on a waiting list and did not receive any treatment during this period. After completing the therapy sessions two months later, all three research groups were reassessed for evaluation. Data analysis was done using repeated measurement variance analysis with the help of SPSS version 26 software.
Results: The results showed that both emotion-based couples therapy and cognitive-behavioral couple therapy interventions have similar, positive, and lasting effects on the triangulation and communication boundaries of women with symptoms of sexual dysfunction (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the results obtained from the research, it can be said that emotional couple therapy and cognitive behavioral couple therapy are effective in improving the triangulation and communication boundaries of women with sexual dysfunction.
Article number: 4
Keywords: sexual deviance, emotion-based couple therapy, cognitive behavioral couple therapy, triangulation, communication boundaries
Type of Study: Applicable |
Subject:
Psychology in Rehabilitation Nursing
Received: 2023/04/22 | Accepted: 2023/10/18 | Published: 2024/07/27
Received: 2023/04/22 | Accepted: 2023/10/18 | Published: 2024/07/27
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