The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Interactional Pathology of Married Men with Avoidant Personality

Marital interactions are known as one of the most important predictors of marital quality. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Schema Therapy on interactional pathology of married men with avoidant personality traits. For this purpose, the single case method with multiple baselines design was used. Participants of the study were four married men with avoidant personality traits who were selected by purposeful sampling. Two men received 19 sessions and two others received 20 sessions of Schema Therapy, and follow-up was performed in a two-month period. To determine the participant's scores in interactional pathology, the researcher-made questionnaire was used. Visual analysis of the data based on the parameters of descriptive statistics and visual analysis showed that Schema Therapy reduced the interactional pathology among married men with avoidant personality traits. Schema Therapy can be used to reduce the interactional pathology and increase marital quality of married men with avoidant personality traits.