The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management on rumination and psychological distress in women experiencing infidelity

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of stress management through cognitive-behavioral therapy on rumination and psychological distress in women faced with infidelity in Tehran in 1400. The method of the present study is quasi-experimental and a pre-test-post-test design with a control group was used to collect data. The statistical population of the study consisted of all women faced with infidelity who referred to counseling centers in District 11 of Tehran, from which 40 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly in the experimental group (20 people in each group) and control. (20 people) were appointed. The experimental group was trained in cognitive-behavioral stress management therapy for 10 sessions of 90 minutes and the control group remained on the waiting list. The instruments used in the present study included the rumination questionnaire (Nolen Hoxma and Murrow, 1991) and psychological distress (Lavibund, 1995) which were used in two stages of pre-test and post-test. The analysis of the information obtained from the questionnaire was performed through spss24 software in two descriptive and inferential sections (analysis of covariance). Findings showed that stress management treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy has reduced rumination in women faced with infidelity. The results also showed that stress management treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy has reduced psychological distress in women faced with infidelity. According to the results of this study, stress management treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy is an effective intervention in reducing rumination and psychological distress in women faced with infidelity.