The effectiveness of Schema therapy Acceptance and Commitment therapy on theemotional irritability, family functioning in women affected by infidelity

Choosing a spouse and marriage contract are both signs of maturity and personal development one of the challenges that many couples face is cheating in the relationship And the biggest deceitful act between a couple is dealing with infidelity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Schema therapy Acceptance and Commitment therapy on the emotional irritability, family functioning in women affected by infidelity. The method of this study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical population included women victims of infidelity referring to counseling centers under the supervision of the judiciary in Zanjan. Thirty couples were selected via purposeful and available sampling method based on the study criteria and randomly assigned to experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). The eight-session Schema therapy & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy protocol was performed on the experimental group. In the pre-test and post-test stages, both groups completed the emotional irritability scale of Brithwaite, 1987 Thus, it could be concluded that Schema therapy & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an effective method in reducing emotional irritability, in women suffering from the trauma of infidelity and can be used by counselors and therapists in the field of family therapy. The result of One-way analysis of covariance indicated that Schema therapy & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group counseling significantly decreased the post-test average score of emotional irritability family functioning in experimental group (0.05).