The Effectiveness of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy on Sensation Seeking and Tendency to Marital Infidelity in Married Women

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1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran.

2 Associate Professor,Counseling, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Counseling, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on sensation seeking and tendency to marital infidelity in married women. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up 2 month. The statistical population of the present study was all married women who referred to the psychological centers of in Tehran city in year 2022, using the convenience sampling method, 40 people were selected and randomly placed in two groups of 20 people. Data collection tools included sensation seeking scale V (SSS-V) and attitudes toward infidelity scale (ATIS). Then the experimental group received intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy for 9 weekly sessions for 90 minutes. but the control group received no intervention. Data analysis was performed using analysis of variance with repeated measures with SPSS Version 24. The results of the study showed that of short-term dynamic psychotherapy in post-test and follow up had a significant effect on sensation seeking and tendency to marital infidelity(P<0.05). Based on the results of the present study, it can be said that short-term dynamic psychotherapy can be used as a treatment method on sensation seeking and tendency to marital infidelity in counseling centers and psychological services

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

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Available Online from 27 May 2024

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History

  • Receive Date: 17 June 2023
  • Revise Date: 23 August 2023
  • Accept Date: 19 September 2023
  • First Publish Date: 27 May 2024
  • Publish Date: 27 May 2024

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