Comparison of the effectiveness of the training package for promoting couples' interpersonal relationships based on the emotion-oriented approach and cognitive-behavioral marital counseling on attachment and marital commitment

• Published in: Faṣlnāmah-i Farhang Mushavirah va Ravān/Darmānī
• Main Authors: somayeh bazargan, Muhammad arash Ramezani, hamid atashpuor, romina amiri
• Format: Article
• Language: Persian
• Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2021-12-01
• Subjects: promoting interpersonal relationships; emotion-oriented; cognitive-behavioral; attachment; marital commitment
• Online Access: https://qccpc.atu.ac.ir/article_13115_0e158c6e6d520c3ed69cb8c641b097f3.pdf
• ISSN: 2345-6051; 2476-6178

The aim of study was compare the effectiveness of the developed package of promoting couples' interpersonal relationships based on emotion-oriented approach and cognitive-behavioral marital counseling on marital attachment and commitment. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up design. The statistical population included couples with marital conflicts who referred to counseling centers in Tehran, where 30 couples were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into three groups (10 couples in each group). One group received 12-session training package to promote couples' interpersonal relationships based on emotional approach, and a group received 12 sessions of cognitive-behavioral marital counseling; but the control group did not receive any intervention. Research instruments included marital conflict, marital commitment and adult attachment scales. Research data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS-25 software. The results showed the emotion-oriented approach compared to the control group has a significant effectiveness and stability on all aspects of attachment and marital commitment (p <0.05) and compared to cognitive-behavioral marital counseling group, more effective on all three dimensions of attachment and structural commitment (p <0.05). Cognitive-behavioral group in post-test stage had a significant effect on two dimensions of attachment (avoidance and anxiety) (p <0.05) that these effects were not stable (p <0.05) but showed significant lasting effects on all dimensions of Marital commitment (p <0.05). The results showed that the use of the emotion-oriented approach compared to cognitive-behavioral intervention to improve attachment and marital commitment of couples with marital conflict has priority.