The effectiveness of reality group therapy on marital satisfaction and women’s happiness during empty nest phase

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Authors

1 Faculty of Psychology, university of Tehran, Iran

2 Department of educational psychology and counseling, Faculty of psychology and educational sciences, university of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 university of tehran-tehran-iran

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