r. farajzadeh

The problem of marital infidelity has become a common occurrence in today's societies, and it is necessary to use effective interventions to control these disturbances. The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of emotional therapy on emotion regulation, Marital Despondency and sexual intimacy of women affected by marital infidelity.

The semi-experimental research method was of pre-test-post-test type with an intervention group and a control group. The statistical population of the research included 130 women who referred to Tabriz Metacognitive Counseling Center due to the betrayal of their husbands between September 1400 and September 1402. With the available sampling method, women who have higher scores in the questionnaire of marital despondency (cut point = score 73) and difficulty in emotional regulation (cut point = score 90) and lower scores in the questionnaire of sexual intimacy (cut point = score 75). 30 people were selected and randomly, 15 people were replaced in the intervention group and 15 people in the control group. The intervention group received emotional therapy for 9 sessions and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance.

Emotion-oriented therapy reduces the difficulty in regulating emotions (F=10.669, P<0.001), Marital Despondency (F=82.213, P<0.001) and increases sexual intimacy (F=102.713, P<0.001) was effective for women affected by marital infidelity.

The use of interventions based on emotional therapy can lead to an increase in self-regulation of emotions and sexual intimacy and a decrease in Marital Despondency in women affected by marital infidelity.