Investigating the effectiveness of Islamic spiritual dignity therapy on depression and marital adjustment of women affected by husband's breach of contract

The main goal of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of dignity therapy on reducing depression and increasing marital compatibility in women affected by husband's breach of contract. The current research is an applied research in terms of its purpose, and in terms of its method, it is an experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the current study includes all married women who suffered from depression due to their husbands breaking the contract and their marital compatibility decreased, who referred to Mashhad clinics for treatment. For this purpose, a sample size of 12 people was selected using available sampling method and according to the entry and exit criteria from all Mashhad clinics, and they were randomly placed in two control test groups (6 people in each group). In this research, two tests of Beck's standard depression questionnaire and Spanier's adjustment questionnaire were used. The data obtained from the implementation were analyzed using covariance analysis and the findings showed that the scores of the experimental group in depression components were significantly lower than the score of the control group. Also, the results of covariance analysis showed that the scores of the experimental group in the couple compatibility components were significantly higher than the score of the control group. Therefore, Islamic dignity therapy was effective in reducing depression and increasing marital adjustment in women with unfaithful husbands.