Comparing the effectiveness of schema-based and emotionally focused couple therapies on self-differentiation and marital disillusionment in couples in Mashhad
نویسندگان
1 PhD Student in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran
doi
10.22037/sdh.v11i1.47409چکیده
Background: Reducing self-differentiation and marital frustration in couples weakens the marital bond. The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of schema-based couple therapy (SBCT) and emotion-focused couple therapy (EFCT) on self-differentiation and marital frustration in couples. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental design involving couples referred to counseling centers in Mashhad Regions 1 and 2 due to marital dissatisfaction in 2023. Of these, 45 couples were randomly selected as a sample and placed in two experimental groups and a control group. The experimental group 1 received SBCT, the experimental group 2 received EFCT, and the control group received only general counseling. The research tools included the Self-Discrimination Questionnaire (DSI) by Skowron and Friedlander (1998) and the Kaiser Marital Dissatisfaction Questionnaire (1993) and afterward, a post-test was administered. The data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 24) and a multivariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) test. Results: The results of the pairwise comparison showed that there is no significant difference between the mean scores of self-differentiation as a result of SBCT and EFCT (P>0.05), while SBCT had a greater effect on marital disillusionment than EFCT (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results, SBCT can be effective in reducing marital disillusionment among couples.
