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The aim of this study was to compare the effective of couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment with couple schema-based therapy on emotion regulation, self-compassion and marital burnout of conflicting couples in Tehran. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up design with two experimental groups and one control group. The statistical population included all conflicting couples in Tehran and the sample size included 20 couples in the experimental group undergoing schema therapy training, 20 couples in the experimental group under acceptance and commitment therapy and 20 couples in the control group. Available sampling was selected in 2019-2020. Measurement tools included Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gratz & Roemer, 2004), a Questionnaire Self-compassion (Neff, 2007), and Questionnaire Marital Burnout (Pinez1996). Multivariate covariance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that both treatment approaches had a significant effect on all three variables (P<0.001). These changes remained stable in the follow-up phase. Also, there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment with couple therapy based on burnout and self-compassion (P<0.001). However, there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and couple therapy based on emotion regulation.

 The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on marital expectations and sexual communication intelligence in couples experiencing marital conflicts.

 The research utilized a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, and control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all couples aged 25-40 with marital conflicts who sought counseling services in psychological clinics in District 13 of Tehran in 2023. Among them, 30 couples were selected through purposive sampling. The research tools included the Marital Expectations Questionnaire by Omidvar (2007) and the Sexual Communication Intelligence Scale by Dehkordi et al. (2021). The 30 couples were divided into two groups of 15 couples (experimental group and control group). Initially, all couples completed the Sexual Communication Intelligence and Marital Expectations questionnaires. The experimental group then underwent 10 sessions of 90 minutes of ACT-based couple therapy, while the control group received no treatment. Afterward, a post-test was administered, and both questionnaires were completed again. Data analysis was conducted using repeated measures analysis of variance with SPSS 23 software.

 The results indicated that ACT-based couple therapy was effective in improving marital expectations and sexual communication intelligence (p < 0.05).

 The results of this study indicates that ACT-based couple therapy can effectively reduce marital conflicts and significantly improve marital expectations and sexual communication intelligence. This therapeutic approach can be considered an effective method for improving the quality of marital relationships in couples with marital conflicts.

The present study was conducted to compare the impact of acceptance and commitment-based couple therapy and cognitive-behavioral couple therapy on reducing violence and marital attribution styles of couples seeking divorce.This semi-experimental research is of an experimental type with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical sample consisted of 60 couples applying for divorce in Yasuj city in the first quarter of 2012, who were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to three groups of 20 people, cognitive behavioral couple therapy group, acceptance and commitment based couple therapy group, The control group (10 couples in each group) were included. Before and after the implementation of the interventions, the subjects responded to the Spouse Abuse Questionnaire and the Matrimonial Attitude Context Finding Scale. The results of covariance analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the average scores of subjects in the components of emotional violence and physical violence and marital documents in the experimental groups of cognitive behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment-based couple therapy with the control group (P<0.05). ). Post Bonferroni test also showed that there is no significant difference between the two groups of cognitive behavioral couple therapy and couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment. Both interventions of couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and cognitive-behavioral couple therapy are effective in reducing violence and improving marital documents of couples applying for divorce, and each of the interventions can be used separately or combined.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of couples-based therapy based on acceptance and commitment and cognitive self-compassion on improving marital adjustment and sexual self-esteem of couples who were exposed to divorce in Ardebil. The research design was a pretest-posttest test with a control group. The statistical society of this study is all couples applying for divorce referring to divorce reduction centers of Ardabil city in 1397. The research sample consisted of 60 couples referring to divorce reduction center in Ardabil who were selected by random sampling and randomly assigned to two groups of control and control group. The research was conducted with Graham and Spenier marital adjustment questionnaire and sexual self-esteem (Zina et al.). Multivariate analysis of covariance analysis (MANCOVA) was used to analyze the data. The results showed that acceptance and commitment (ACT) and cognitive self-compassion (CMT) couples had a significant effect on sexual compatibility and self-esteem (P <0.001). Therefore, due to the efficacy of cognitive-acceptance (ACT) and cognitive self-healing (CMT), these interventions can be used in family counseling and psychotherapy settings.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment (ACT) and emotionally-focused couple therapy (EFCT) on marital forgiveness of women affected by extramarital relationships. The method of the present study was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all women affected by extramarital relationships who were referred to counseling centers in Gorgan in the first 9 months of 1399 Using the purposive sampling method, 45 people were selected, and then They were randomly divided into three groups of 15 people. The first experimental group received emotionally-focused couple therapy and the second experimental group received couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment in 12 sessions of 90 minutes twice a week. The research instrument was the Marital Forgiveness Questionnaire (MFQ) of Ray et al. (2001). Data were analyzed by repeated-measures analysis of variance using SPSS-16 software at a significance level of 0.05. Both approaches of EFCT and ACT have a significant effect on marital forgiveness in the post-test and follow-up stages (P <0/01). The results also showed that acceptance and commitment-based couple therapy had a greater effect on marital forgiveness (P=0/002), presence of positive (P=0/001), and absence of negative (p=0/014) than emotionally-focused couple therapy. As a result, both interventions can be used to increase marital forgiveness but given the greater effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based couple therapy, this approach is preferred.

The aim of this study was comparison of the effectiveness of couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment(using schema conceptualization) and Gottman couple therapy on reducing irrational beliefs' in couples relationships.This study was a quasi-experimentalproject. The statistical population included all couples who referred to Razi Counceling Center in Karaj in the spring 2019. Using available sampling method 30 couples were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (10 couples each). Eeach of the  experimental groups received one of these approaches in to sessions. But the control group did not received any intervene during this time. Participants in all three groups were assessed using the  Relationship Beliefs Questionnaire(Azkhosh & Asgari, 2007) at pre-test, post-test and follow up stages. The Results of mixed analysis of variance showed  that there was a significant difference between each of the experimental groups with control groups but the difference in efficacy  between  the experimental  groups was not signficant. Both approaches have been effective on the components of the variable studied. Therefore, they can be used as effective treatment methods to reduce irrational beliefs in couple relationships.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment couple therapy on social intimacy and psychological flexibility in maladjusted couples. The study population included 100 couples chosen among couples that were referred to Ahvaz counseling centers during the fall 2017. The sample consisted of 3 couples (6 individuals) that were selected according to the results of the outcome Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier, 1976) with cut-off 101 and with purposive sampling. Non-concurrent multiple baseline semi experimental single case study was used as the method of the present study. Social intimacy sub-scale was used as Personal assessing scale of Schaefer & Olson (1981) intimacy, and the acceptance and commitment questionnaire – II (AAQ-II) was used to assessing the psychological flexibility. The acceptance and commitment couple therapy protocol was carried out in three phases of intervention (Baseline, 12 sessions weekly (90 minutes each), and two months follow-up). Data were analyzed using visual analysis, the improvement percentage formula and the reliable change index (RCI) strategies. Results showed 41.93% improvement in social intimacy and 36.96% in psychological flexibility.The findings of this study shows that by increasing mindfulness and commitment actions, the acceptance and commitment couple therapy has required effectiveness in improvement of social intimacy and psychological flexibility in couple relationships. So the couple and family therapists can use this approach in order to improve the couple relationships.

The purpose of the research was to examine the efficacy solution- focused couple therpay and acceptance and commitment couple therapy on marital burnout of couples. The research method was uasi-experimental with Pretest, Posttest and cotrol group. The statistical society consisted of the all clients of the centers: kimia, besharat, tamasha and tohid in 1396 in Isfahan city who referred to these centers due to communication and marital problems. Among them, 24 couples were selected through available sampling from among couples. Then, 8 couples (16 persons) were randomly assigned to three groups and the couples of the experimental groups were paired separatly every week solution- focused couple therpay (7 weeks) and acceptance and commitment couple therapy (12 weeks). The subjects' data were collected by the marital burnout questionnaire of Pines (1996). Results of multivariate analysis of covariance indicated that the differences among the groups were significant (. Results of benferony follow-up test indicated that in comparison with the solution-focused couple therapy, the acceptance and commitment  couple therapy were more effective in reducing the marital burnout and three components of it (physical exhaustion, emotional exhaustion and mental exhaustion)( .

The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy (CBCT) and acceptance and commitment couple therapy on conflicting couple’s marital intimacy in the city of Isfahan. A semi-experimental design with pretest, posttest and control group was used. The statistical population included all conflicting couples referring to consultation centers in the city of Isfahan. The sampling method was in voluntary form. 90 individuals (couples) were put into three groups of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy (30 individuals), acceptance and commitment couple therapy (30 individuals) and the control group (30 individuals). Both two experimental groups received 12 ninety-minute sessions of therapy once a week. The study instrument was Oliya’ et.al.’s (2009) questionnaire of couples’ intimacy. covariance analysis method was used to analyze the data via SPSS software. The results revealed that cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment couple therapy made significant changes in the marital intimacy at the posttest stage (P0.05). According to the results of the study, cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment couple therapy made significant changes in marital intimacy and there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of these two therapeutic methods. The results of this study provide experimental support for both therapies in order to increase marital intimacy.