The Effect of Imago Relationship Therapy for Couples on Marital Stability in Veteran Couples

Substance abuse disorder or addiction is complex behavioral problems arising from many interacting factors, including social, cultural, environmental, psychological and biological. This research aimed to study the effect of Imago relationship therapy for couples on marital stability in veteran couples.

This was a quasi-experimental research with pretest, posttest, and follow up, as well as the control group. The study population consisted of all the veteran couples living in Shiraz City, Iran. The sample included 20 couples that were randomly divided into two groups of control and experimental. In the experimental group, 10 therapy sessions were conducted with an average of 90-minute. The participants answered to Marital Instability Index Scale (Edards, 1980) in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA.

Imago relationship therapy improved marital stability in the post-test and the effects have been significant and the effect on follow-up stage also remains(p<.001) .Also the results showed in both post-test and follow-up in the test group mean scores marital stability men of lower than women that showed imago relationship therapy significantly on improved marital stability men than women after post-test and follow-up test has been effective (p<.001).

Imago relationship therapy due to understand process unconscious and combination of insight and practice, it can increase marital intimacy.