نشریه مشاوره و روان درمانی خانواده
سال دوازدهم شماره 1 (پیاپی 33، بهار و تابستان 1401)

One of the vital aspects of a marital system is the satisfaction that spouses feel and experience in their relationship and having a healthy family requires a couple's adjustment and satisfaction with each other. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of integrative systemic couple therapy on improving marital intimacy and coping styles of marital distress. The survey research method was a Semi-experimental type with a pretest, posttest design, and a control group. The study population was made up of couples who were referred to the counseling center of Maheban Al-Reza Charity Institute in Mashhad in 2018, 24 of them were selected purposefully, and after controlling the entrance and exit criteria, they were randomly replaced into two groups of 12-couples (experimental and control group). The measurement tools were Bagarozzi 2001 Marital Intimacy Questionnaire and Bodenmann 2005 Marital Coping Styles Questionnaire. Sessions based on integrated systemic couple therapy were also presented to the experimental group during 8 sessions of 90 minutes. To check the hypotheses, multivariate covariance was used in SPSS software. Results showed that marital intimacy and stress coping styles have improved with the effect of 81% and 68% in couples, respectively. the results of the research indicate the effectiveness of Feldman's systemic-integrative couple therapy on increasing emotional intimacy, spiritual intimacy as well as social intimacy and styles of coping with negative, common, and communication stress in couples.

Family as a group is a social unit that is formed based on marriage and marital life. One of the factors affecting the survival, durability, and growth of the family is healthy relationships based on compatibility and understanding between members, especially husband, and wife. The present research was carried out to compare the effectiveness of behavioral and solution-focused couple therapy on marital conflicts, sexual intimacy, marital harmony, and disharmony. The sample population of this research includes all teachers with marital conflicts who referred to two centers of Omid and Peyvand in the 3rd district of Kermanshah city in the first quarter of 2018, who were 128 persons. 60 of these people, as a statistical sample; were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two test groups and one control group including 20 people. Data was collected using the Enrich marital satisfaction scale and the scale of marital harmony and disharmony by (Xu & Lai, 2004). Then the couples of the 2 experimental groups participated in 8 sessions with 1.5 hours of couple’s therapy and solution-focused sessions in groups. The results were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and Bonferroni post hoc test in SPSS software version 24. The results showed that behavioral couple therapy, compared to solution-focused couple therapy (P≥0.001), is effective to reduce marital conflicts, and increase sexual intimacy, and marital harmony and disharmony. Behavioral couple therapy training programs, whether after the training or during the three-month follow-up period after the training, are effective in resolving conflicts, sexual intimacy, marital harmony, and disharmony of couples; Therefore, it is suggested to marriage counselors simultaneously use behavioral and solution-focused couple therapy in interventions for couples who have chronic marital conflicts and marital intimacy problems.

Due to the sensitivity of childhood and adolescence, it is necessary to study the underlying factors to prevent psychological and social harm, such as the sexual abuse of children and adolescents.

This study aimed to investigate the lived experience of children and adolescents about individual and family factors that underlie sexual abuse.

The approach of the present study was qualitative. Its strategy was phenomenological. A targeted sampling of critical cases, 15 children and adolescent victims have chosen who experienced sexual harassment and abuse and were referred to the Legal Medicine Center in Tehran, was completed based on theoretical saturation. The data collection process was during 2019. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. It was audio-recorded, and the content was converted into text. Then, the data were as concepts and categories. The research team, including the researcher, supervisors, and consultants, confirmed the validity of the interview tool. Also, the Participants confirmed the correctness of the coding process.

Research Findings showed that the main factors in the occurrence of abuse were (1) individual factors (misplaced trust, relationship with strangers, simplicity, stress, loneliness, inappropriate coverage, disregard for parental advice, and emotional dependence); And (2) family factors (poor relationship with parents, parental separation, parental strictness, busy motherhood, inconsideration by parents, poor parental supervision, running away from home, and fear of parents).

individual and family categories and comparing the results with the research background, identifying to prevent the underlying cause of sexual abuse.

Family in all human societies, has been considered as the basic social institution and community infrastructure and the source of human cultural history. Addressing this fundamental and sacred structure has always modified the large family of humans, whereas human negligence regarding this concept leads them away from reality.

This study aimed to identify the factors affecting marital infidelity in cyberspace by phenomenological analysis of lifestyle.

This research was conducted with a qualitative approach and phenomenological method. The statistical population of the research included couples applying for divorce referred by the court in Marand City in 2022. The sample size consisted of 14 participants who were selected by non-probability and purposeful methods. The instrument of the present study was a semi-structured interview. The data was coded and analyzed by the thematic analysis method.

After coding the interviews and categorizing the topics, 4 main themes were family-educational, individual, couple, and environmental-social.

The results showed that if individuals in the family of origin do not acquire the appropriate behavior pattern and adults committee the non-consuming lifestyle and do not try to acquire them and form a healthy couple identity, they will be prone to breach of contract in inappropriate environments.

The mechanism in which attachment styles relate to marital burnout has not been taken into account in past research.

The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of communication skills in the relationship between attachment styles and marital burnout.

The method of the present study was correlational and structural equation modeling. The population of the study was all married people living in Hamedan City in 2020. Using the convenience sampling method, 327 married people were selected based on Cochran's formula. The sample group filled out a questionnaire consisting of the Revised Adult Attachment Scale Collins & Reed (1990), Queendom’s Communication Skills Scale Jerabek (2004), and the Marital Boredom Scale Pines (1996). Because of the Coronavirus outburst, the questionnaire was created electronically and posted on virtual social networks. Using Pearson correlation statistics and path analysis, data were analyzed by SPSS-24 and AMOS-24.

Results showed there were significant relationships (P<0.01) between secure attachment style and communication skills (β= 0.6), anxious attachment style and communication skills (β= -0.29), communication skills and marital burnout (β= 0.34), avoidant attachment style and marital burnout (β= 0.99), anxious attachment style and marital burnout (β= 1.52). Results also showed that in the indirect path, secure (β= 0.20) and anxious (β= -0.10) attachment styles were mediated significantly (P<0.01) through communication skills. But the indirect effect of avoidant attachment style was not significantly mediated by communication skills.

The results indicate that in a marital relationship, secure and anxious styles of attachment form and boost the communication skills of the couples influencing their marital burnout.

Female Sexual Interest-Arousal Disorder is one of the most common sexual problems in women and a multifactorial disorder. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the newly developed treatment of female sexual interest-arousal disorder and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) on sexual function and the quality of the marital relationship of women with female sexual interest-arousal disorder. The research method was experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included women with female sexual interest-arousal disorder referred to counseling centers in Isfahan, from which 45 people were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to three groups (15 people in each group). Subjects of all three groups were evaluated in the pre-test stage with scales. Then the experimental groups underwent an 8-session weekly intervention and the control group did not receive any intervention. At the end of the intervention sessions, the members of all three groups were re-evaluated with research tools. The female Sexual Function Index Scale (Isidori, Pozza, Esposito, Giugliano, Morano, et al, 2010) and relationship Quality Scale(Chonody, Gabb, Killian &Dunk-West,2018)were the instruments in this study. The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that both interventions affect therapeutic goals and the experimental groups witnessed positive changes in the post-test of sexual function and quality of marital relationship compared to the control group. Regarding the competitive validation of the interventions, the results showed that in the sexual function, the effectiveness is more in favor of the psychotherapy protocol of female sexual interest-arousal disorder (P<0.05), but no significant difference was observed between the two interventions in the quality of the marital relationship(P>0.05). Conclusion According to these results, it can be said that the psychotherapy protocol for the female sexual interest-arousal disorder has the necessary effectiveness in modulating the symptoms of this disorder and can be used as a suitable treatment option along with other psychotherapy models for this disorder.

The discourse in the family and academic environment is effective in persuading immigration. The present study was conducted with the aim of what discourses in the family and educational environment influence the formation of the desire to migrate. This study was conducted using a qualitative method using the structuralist grounded theory. The statistical population in this research includes all people aged 19 to 38 with the desire to migrate, among these people, purposeful sampling and semi-structured interviews were conducted. Finally, with the number of 12 participants (8 women and 4 men), the interviews reached saturation, and 7 of them were interviewed face-to-face in the university environment and the participant's home, and five people were interviewed online. the data was extracted by coding in three stages: open coding, central coding, and selective coding, a total of 34 concepts related to the impact of discourses in the family and educational environment were extracted. This was categorized in the form of 11 central concepts, and finally three general areas of macro-contextual discourse, intermediate contextual discourses, and micro-contextual discourses were classified. Factors related to macro-contextual discourse include mass media advertising, intermediate contextual factors including weak scientific structures, inappropriate political and religious atmosphere, social problems, lack of justice, lack of facilities and encouragement and persuasion of those around and factors related to The underlying discourse of wisdom included the discourse of despair and loss of life, the discourse of the importance of personal progress and growth, the discourse of psychological insecurity, and the discourse of search and new experiences. The results showed that discourses in the family and educational environment play an important role in changing the beliefs and values ​​of individuals. And these effects, whether consciously or unconsciously, increase the desire to migrate.

Researchers have found severe marital conflicts to be related to lower health and various diseases such as cancer, cardio, and chronic pains and concluded that marital maladjustment can bring about psychological and physical vulnerabilities among couples. The main focus of Johnson’s Model of Couple’s Enrichment Training Program is on understanding love, needs, and emotions, examining and controlling couples’ negative patterns, and developing positive, loving bonds. The current research aimed to examine the effectiveness of the Johnson model couple’s enrichment training program on attachment behaviors and sexual dissatisfaction in maladapted couples referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz. The research design was experimental with pre-test-post-test-follow-up and control group. The research population was all maladjusted couples who were referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz among whom 30 couples were recruited using the available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 couples in each group). The experimental group received 8 120-minute long sessions of enriching the relationships of Johnson couples. The instruments for collecting the data were the Scale of Couples 'Attachment Behaviours (Sandberg et al, 2012) and the Women's Sexual Satisfaction Scale (Meston, Trapnell, 2005). Data were analyzed by multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that there were significant differences between the experimental and control groups in terms of attachment behaviors (accessibility, responsiveness, and engagement) and sexual dissatisfaction. This effectiveness was continuing in the 3-month follow-up. The Johnson Model Couple Enrichment (HMT) training program improves access to and reprocessing of core emotional responses in couples' interactions.

Marriage and family formation as the oldest institutions of human life have long been the focus of thinkers of social sciences, moral sciences, religious scholars, and other scientists. In this regard, identifying the effective factors in the formation or destruction of this foundation is of great importance. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the role of the main family in the unsuccessful marriage of children with a qualitative approach. The participants were 20 Iranian men and women (10 couples) who had the experience of cohabiting with their spouses using a targeted sampling method with the greatest diversity. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews by asking open questions about the research objectives. The data were analyzed using the traditional qualitative thematic analysis method. Based on the results, 5 main codes (factors of the formation of inappropriate marriage, main family functions, childhood experiences, mother's basic role for the child, and moral and personal characteristics) were extracted from the interviews. Examining the concepts related to a failed marriage and paying attention to the family structure and its wide-ranging effects are suggested for family-oriented centers and organizations.