The Effectiveness of Rational- Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Marital Forgiveness and Desire for Divorce in Couples on the Verge of Divorce.

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1 PhD student in Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Professor of Counseling Department, Faculty of Humanities, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of rational- emotive behavioral therapy on marital forgiveness and desire for divorce in couples on the verge of divorce. 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 included the couples on the verge of divorce who referred to consultation centers in zone One of Tehran in the Fall of 2023. 17 couples (34 people) were selected through purposive sampling method and randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (9 couples in the experimental group and 8 in the control group). The experimental group received rational- emotive behavioral therapy (14 sessions) during fourteen weeks. The applied questionnaires in this study included Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ), Family Forgiveness Scale (FFS) and Desire for Divorce Scale (DDS). The data taken from the study were analyzed through mixed ANOVA and Bonferroni follow-up test via SPSS23 software. The results showed that rational- emotive behavioral therapy is effective on the marital forgiveness (F=44.99; Eta=0.58; P<0.001) and desire for divorce (F=24.63; Eta=0.43; p<0.001) of the Couples on the Verge of Divorce.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

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Available Online from 21 July 2024

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History

  • Receive Date: 17 March 2024
  • Revise Date: 15 April 2024
  • Accept Date: 07 May 2024
  • First Publish Date: 21 July 2024
  • Publish Date: 21 July 2024

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