Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Journal of Applied Psychological Research

The Effectiveness of Object Relations-Based Analytic Couple Therapy on Distress Tolerance and Marital Burnout of Women Affected by Marital Infidelity

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
zinat soltani 1
mansour sodani 2
masoud shahbazi 3
1 PhD student in counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.
2 Professor, Counseling Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Faculty of Humanities, Masjed Soliman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Masjed Soliman, Iran.
10.22059/japr.2026.390721.645158
Abstract
The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of object relations-based analytic couple therapy on distress tolerance and marital burnout of women affected by marital infidelity. The present research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the present study was women affected by infidelity who referred to counseling and family psychotherapy services centers in the north of Tehran in the summer of 2024. 35 women were selected through purposive sampling method and randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (18 women in the experimental group and 17 women in the control group). The experimental group received relations-based analytic couple therapy (8 sessions) during eight weeks. The applied questionnaires in this study included Distress Tolerance Questionnaire (DTQ) and Marital Burnout Questionnaire (MBQ). The data taken from the study were analyzed through mixed ANOVA and Bonferroni follow-up test via SPSS23 software. The results showed that relations-based analytic couple therapy is effective on the distress tolerance (F=46.35; Eta=0.58; P<0.001) and marital burnout (F=35.40; Eta=0.51; p<0.001) of the women affected by marital infidelity. As a result, object-relations-based analytic couple therapy, by familiarizing women with information related to their own
Keywords
Analytic Couple Therapy
Distress Tolerance
Marital Burnout
Marital Infidelity
Object Relations
Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 04 October 2026

  • Receive Date 22 April 2025
  • Revise Date 10 August 2025
  • Accept Date 04 October 2025
  • First Publish Date 04 October 2026
  • Publish Date 04 October 2026