Effectiveness of Group Therapy with Transactional Analysis on Reduction of the Tendency to Extramarital Relationships in Addicts

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group therapy with transactional analysis on reduction of the tendency to extramarital relationships among addicts. The research followed a semi-experimental methodology with pretest-posttest and a control group on a one month follow-up. Research population included all addicts visiting the rehabilitation center in Kermanshah in 2016. Purposive sampling was used to select 40 subjects in the age range of 25-50 years old who were randomly divided into two equal groups: an experimental group and a control group. Extramarital Relationships Questionnaire were used for collecting information. Group therapy interventions with transactional analysis were performed on the experimental group for 10 sessions of 2 hours (one session a week), while the control group waited 2 months to receive the intervention. The results of repeated measures Ancova showed that there is a significant difference between the rate of the tendency to extramarital relationships during post-test and follow-up. According to research results, group therapy with transactional analysis seems to be effective in reducing the tendency to extramarital relationships among addicts.