Effectiveness of Self Regulation Couple Therapy on Marital Conflicts

he main purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of self regulation couple therapy on marital conflicts. The populations of the study were all the couples referred to pooyesh counseling center. Sample includes 16 couples who referred to clinic during 2006 to 2007. Marital conflict was measured using the Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ). This is a valid questionnaire to measure marital disagreements in couples. The results of this study using Mann-Whitney Test showed that self regulation couple therapy decreases the couple’s marital conflict (P = 0/003) specially conflicts about sexual relationship (P = 0/04)، emotional reactions (P = 0/008)، family relations (P=0/002) and demand of child’s support (P = 0/047). Findings demonstrated that this method might be an efficient way to relief marital conflicts. These findings should encourage couple therapists to consider the role self-regulation of couples as an important factor in enhancing marital adjustment.