The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Tolerance of Distress in Women with Military Spouses
Journal Title: Military Psychology - Year 2023, Vol 14, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy approach on marital distress in women with military spouses. For this purpose، group therapy with quasi-experimental research method in pre-test-post-test with experimental and control groups was used. The statistical population of the present study includes all women with military spouses living in District 1 of Tehran who in 1398 referred to counseling and psychological centers of military families. In this study، Atieh Medical Center was selected as a sampling group from the counseling and psychology centers for military families in Tehran based on its geographical location and its sample was selected from those who referred to these centers. According to the inclusion criteria، 32 people were finally selected and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups (16 for the experimental group and 16 for the control group). Schematic therapy sessions were based on Hemmat Sabet، Navabi Nejad and Khalatbari (2016) schema therapy protocol، which was about 8 therapy sessions. To determine the degree in the marital relationship in the pre- and post-test stages، the Simmons and Gahr Distress Tolerance Questionnaire (DTS) were used. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) test was used to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. Meanwhile، the significance level in this study was set at 0.05. The results of analysis of covariance showed that the treatment scheme was effective on tolerating distress and emotional divorce.
Authors and Affiliations
Roya Afraee, Mohamad Bagher Hobi, Hojatollah Moradi, S A
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