The effectiveness of reality therapy-based interventions on improving marital adjustment among couples suffering from emotional divorce

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of reality therapy-based interventions on improving marital adjustment among couples suffering from emotional divorce. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental in terms of research method with pre-test, post-test and follow-up groups. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all couples seeking divorce referring to counseling centers in District 5 of Tehran. Using Guttman (1998) Emotional Divorce Questionnaire, couples in whom emotional divorce was evident were selected. A statistical sample of 30 couples who were willing to cooperate in the research process were selected and in order to collect research data from the Spanier (1989) Marital Adjustment Questionnaire in two parts of the pre-test, post-test. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to compare the scores of variables. Based on the obtained results, it shows the effects of reality therapy training in the research variables. Based on the obtained results, reality therapy training has a significant effect on the components of marital adjustment among couples.