Effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy on Marital Commitment, Intimacy and Confidence of Karaj City Married Women

Document Type : 78

Author

• Hasan Sadeghi

Abstract

Background: Present study determined the effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy on marital commitment, intimacy and confidence of Tehran city married women. So study is a quasi-experimental and carried out intervention was training.
Method: Statistical population of this study consists of all couples are living in Karaj city. The sample included 30 married woman who selected by random sampling method. For data collection were used Perceived Marital Relationship Quality Components Questionnaire and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Protocol. Date analyzed using of Univariate Analysis of Covariance.
Findings: The results showed that Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy training was effective on commitment, intimacy and confidence of marital. In other word, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy increased commitment, intimacy and confidence of marital.
Conclusion: Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy by emphasizing on different communication patterns, explore of the wrong interactions, spread experienced acceptance, facilitate expressing needs and desires to make new interaction between couples, improves satisfaction and marital life quality.

Keywords

• Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
• commitment
• Intimacy
• Confidence
• Married women

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