Journal of Behavior in Clinical Psychology
Year:2010 | Volume:4 | Issue:14|Papers Count:8

This study aimed to study the effectiveness of two couple therapies, Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy (CBCT) and Emotional Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), on marital satisfaction of infertile male factor pairs. The sample comprised 30 volunteer pairs selected from Kosar Infertility Clinic in 2007-2008, in which matched position replaced in two experimental groups and a control group. By applying "Enriching and Nurturing Relationship Issues, Communication and Happiness questionnaire (ENRICH)" and the "Mann-Whitney U test" the results showed that marital satisfaction in CBCT group had significant differences in comparison with the control group. The results also showed that the effect of two approaches on men and women were the same.

The research purpose is to investigate the effectiveness of group counseling with cognitive-behavioral approach on mental health of female students; Therefore 24 individuals were randomly selected among from the state junior high schools, grouped into experimental, control groups, and tested by "Mental Health Questionnaire". Having been provided with 12 two-hour group counseling sessions, the obtained results in pretest and posttest were compared which indicated that cognitive-behavioral group counseling resulted in and promoted an ongoing and long-term improvement in student's determinants of mental health in the experimental group. 

The research purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of couple communication program in resolving the marital dissatisfaction & conflict hence, the sample comprised 19 couples referred to Arak counseling centers having been married for at least  2 years & not over 15 years, they were then randomly grouped in to experimental & control groups. Having undergone the marital conflict pretest one week prior to the implement of couple communication program, the experiment was then conducted by offering 10 sessions on the mentioned subject & marital conflict post test was then performed one week after the last session. Results demonstrated that couple communication program could significantly decrease (p<0/01)marital conflict furthermore, there was significant difference with regard to subject's scores in the following subscales: Decline of cooperation & sexual intercourse & increase  of emotional reactions toward one another, deriving children's support, Developing interpersonal relationship with one's own relative & restricting it with the spouses' relatives & friends & finally dissociating financial matters from other issues.

The research purpose was to study the effectiveness of communication skills (couple communication program) upon marital dissatisfaction amongst the couples attending Ahvaz civil courts in 87-88. The sample comprised 30 couples referred to the counseling centers of the above-mentioned courts in 1388, who were then randomly grouped into two experimental groups (each consisted of 15 couples). Having undergone the test in eight 90-minute sessions, the groups were then compared with one another in follow-up session which was held one month later. As results revealed, couple communication program proved effective on decreasing the marital dissatisfaction, which remained stable in the follow up session.

This research has been carried out to perform a comparison between all the aspects of affective self-regulation styles among those espousing beliefs of hardiness & self-efficacy & those who do not hold such beliefs. The sample of 80 individuals, was drawn through the accessibility mode from a larger statistical population consisted of female students studying at high school levels in the school year ran from 87-88. Three questionnaires concerning "personal view survey, affective regulation styles & self-efficacy" were also administered. As results show, no significant between-group difference was observed between the group that possessed beliefs of self-efficacy & hardiness & the one that didn't hold the above mentioned beliefs. Results also indicated that self-efficacy beliefs correlate highly with hardiness.

This study was aimed at the effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy on the increase of marital adjustment in a statistical population which comprised all the couples referred to the counseling centers of Karaj, out of which 20 couples were randomly selected & assigned to the experimental & control groups. Having conducted the pretest & experimental treatment (emotionally focused couple therapy) on the experimental group, post test was then performed on both groups.  The data analysis finds support for measurable effects of EFT on the alteration of attachment styles.

The research purpose was to predict university students' emotional intelligence based on demographic variables; thus, 400 university students were selected through multi-stage sampling among from Azad University of the 11th region. The results indicated that demographic factors are able to predict emotional intelligence factors including (self-motivation, self-awareness, social consciousness, self control & social skills) stepwise regression analysis also revealed that females' average score ranged higher than males' with regard to social skill variable. What's more, men scored higher in the following variables known as emotional intelligence, self motivation, self-awareness, self control & social skill. Results also highlight the significant relationship between age & emotional intelligence, it confirms that 11% of emotional intelligence is explained and specified by demographic variables.

In the study reported here, the researchers intended to find out the relationship between attachment styles & parent-child conflict resolution patterns upon children's attitude. Thus, 150 university students (75 males & 75 females) were selected through stage sampling. Having administered "attachment style, attitude toward parents & parent-child resolution patterns questionnaires", results revealed that secure & avoidant attachment styles correlate significantly, negatively with children's attitude toward their parents, by contrast ambivalent attachment style correlates highly, positively with children's attitude toward their parents. The study also demonstrated a close, positive correlation between father's & mother's physical & verbal aggression with ambivalent attachment style & a remarkable negative correlation with secure attachment style. The regression analysis also revealed that self physical aggression & avoidant attachment style are able to predict offspring's attitude toward his/her father; moreover, it's well worth mentioning that ambivalent attachment style & self physical aggression style can predict one's attitude toward his/her mother.