The effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy on promoting mental health and resilience of women affected by infidelity

Marital infidelity is a shocking issue for couples and families and a common occurrence for counselors and therapists. The aim of this study was the effectiveness of emotion therapy on promoting mental health and resilience of women affected by infidelity in Tehran. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with control group and random assignment of subjects. The statistical population was all women affected by infidelity in Tehran in 1398. Using the available sampling method, 30 women affected by infidelity in the experimental group (15 people) and control (15 people) as a volume consider the sample. The experimental group underwent emotion-focused treatment (10 sessions of 90 minutes); But the control group did not receive any treatment. Mental health questionnaire (Goldberg, 1972) and resilience (Connor and Davidson, 2003) were used to collect data. The analysis of the information obtained from the questionnaires was performed through SPSS-v22 software in two descriptive and inferential sections (analysis of covariance). The results showed that the results showed that emotion-oriented therapy is effective on "anxiety and insomnia", "social dysfunction" and "depression" of women affected by infidelity, while in terms of "physical symptoms" There was no difference between the groups. The results also showed that emotion-oriented treatment is effective on "resilience" of women affected by infidelity. According to the results of this study, emotion therapy is an effective intervention in increasing the mental health and resilience of women affected by infidelity. This study also showed that emotion therapy reduces social anxiety and improves mental health in individuals.