Comparison of the effectiveness of compassion focused therapy and dialectical behavior therapy on reducing the marital conflict of women on the threshold of the divorce

Abstract

Background: Marital conflict can shake the foundations of cohabitation and provide the ground for an emotional and formal divorce. The effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy and compassionfocused therapy has been confirmed on various variables, but there is a research gap in the comparison and impact of these two therapies on marital conflict. Aims: The aim of this study was to Comparison of the effectiveness of CFT and DBT on reducing the marital conflict of women on the threshold of divorce. Methods: The research design was quasi-experimental and pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all women on the verge of divorce who had referred To counseling centers under the supervision of Sari Welfare Organization in 2018 due to marital disputes. Participants were selected by purposive sampling method. Then the questionnaire of marital conflict was performed on each of them. 45 women were selected as a sample based on the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to three groups of 15 people (two experimental groups and one control group). Data collection tool was Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ) Sanaei et al. (2008). Then, the first experimental group underwent dialectical behavior therapy training for 8 sessions and the second experimental group underwent compassion-focused therapy training for 8 sessions. To analyze the data, SPSS24 software was used and the data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance Results: The results showed that in the post-test, the marital conflict of the subjects in the experimental groups had a significant decrease compared to the control group (p <0.001). However, the analysis of the Bephrone post hoc test did not show a difference between the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy and compassion-focused therapy on marital conflict in women on the verge of divorce Conclusion: The results of this study suggest appropriate empirical support for dialectical behavior therapy and focused compassionate therapy. Psychologists and family counselors use these two therapies to improve marital conflict.

The Effectiveness of Compassion-Based Spouse-Treating Education on the Improvement of Family Relationships and Forgiveness in Married Deaf and Hard of Hearing Men in Isfahan

“…The results of the repeated measures analysis of variance showed that compassion-based spouse-treating education was effective in improving family relationships and forgiveness among deaf men in Isfahan. Although no research has previously examined the effectiveness of compassion-based spouse-treating education on improving family relationships and forgiveness among men to compare the alignment or misalignment with other studies, the findings of this study regarding the effectiveness of this method on other psychological constructs are consistent with the results of other research (Aminifar et al, 2023;Dashtbozorgi, 2018;Dehkordi et al, 2019;Hasani et al, 2021;Peymannia et al, 2018;Ramezani et al, 2023;Rostami et al, 2016;Saadati et al, 2021;Tabibzadeh et al, 2021;Tajdin et al, 2021;Yaghoobi et al, 2021).…”