فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

INTRODUCTION: Marital quality is an important predictor of marital continuity, which can lead tomental health, well‑being, and happiness for couples, and marital quality is equivalent to maritalsatisfaction and adjustment. This study was carried out to purpose the effectiveness of metacognitiontherapy on marital quality of women in the city of Isfahan.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research method was quasi‑experimental with a pretest–posttestand control group design. The study population included all married women visiting consultationcenters in the city of Isfahan during March 2018–March 2019. The sampling method was nonrandomvoluntary sampling used to select 30 participants who were then randomly divided into experimentand control groups (15 individuals each). The research tool was the Revised Dyadic AdjustmentScale(RDAS). The experiment group participated in eight sessions of metacognition therapy, eachlasting 90 min. Covariance analysis method was used to analyze the data via SPSS21.RESULTS: The result of covariance analysis showed that metacognition therapy has been effectivein improving the marital quality of the women in the city of Isfahan (P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: The results of this study emphasize that metacognition therapy is effective on the maritalquality of the women in the city of Isfahan. Using this treatment plan can result in improved marital qualityand marital satisfaction and therefore improve the relationship of couples. Therefore, the results of thecurrent study can provide empirical support for the use of metacognition therapy to improve marital quality.