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

Document Type : 78

Authors

• sahebe zarei
• mehrdad sabet

Abstract

Background and Objective:Present study determined the effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy on marital commitment, intimacy and confidence of Tehran city married women.study is a quasi-experimental one and the applied out intervention was training.So this
Methods:Statistical population of this study consists of all couples who are living in Karaj city. The sample included 30 married women who were selected by random sampling method. For data collection PerceivedMarital Relationship Quality Components Questionnaire and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Protocol were used. Date were analyzed by using Univariate Analysis of Covariance.
Results: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.

Keywords

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

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