“…Also, stress and other unpleasant emotions can reduce time of being together, opportunities for shared experiences, mutual emotional self-expression, kindness, sexual relationships along with couples satisfaction and feeling of "we" in the couples (Bodenmann, 2005). Thus, interpersonal competencies, including appropriate communication skills, self-regulation and coping with stress play a major role in building and maintaining intimate relationships (Omidian et al, 2019). Accordingly, the present study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of cognitive-based acceptance and commitment therapy on improving self-regulation in maladjusted couples.…”