JOURNAL OF FAMILY COUNSELING & PSYCHOTHERAPY
Year:2017 | Volume:6 | Issue:2 (22) |Papers Count:9

Logo therapy is a branch of existential psychotherapy which its practice has a worthwhile effect on life crisis stages of clients. The current study carried out with the aim of make obvious the effectiveness of group logo therapy on marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing of maladjusted couples. The research method was quasi experimental by using pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population consisted of all maladjusted couples referred to counseling centers of welfare office of Ardabil, in 2015. The study sample consisted of 36 maladjusted couple that selected through convenient sampling, and assigned randomly to experimental and control groups. Subjects of Experimental group participated in 10 sessions of intervention of group logo therapy and control group did not receive any intervention. The data were gathered using Spanier' Dyadic Adjustment scale, Enrich' marital satisfaction and Riff psychological wellbeing. The results of the analysis of multivariate covariance showed that there are significant differences between the experimental and control groups in posttest in marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing. The mean scores of marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing in the experimental group was significantly more than those were in the control group. The findings of the study indicated that the participation of maladjusted couples in the group of logo therapy sessions increases their marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing.

Integrative behavioral couple therapy (IBCT) and redecision therapy are amongst eclectic therapies that considered by therapists. The current research administrated aimed to investigation and comparison of the effectiveness of the integrative behavioral couple therapy (IBCT) and redecision therapy in improvement of marital commitment. This study was a semi experimental with pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up with the control group. Thirty-seven couples (74 persons) selected by convenient sampling among distressed couples who referred to counseling centers in Sanandaj and assigned randomly to three groups. One of the groups received 12 intervention sessions of integrative behavioral couple therapy (IBCT) and the other group received 10 intervention sessions of redecision therapy, but the control group received no intervention. The Marital commitment questionnaire was applyig for data collection. The gathered data were analyzed using analysis of mixed variance in SPSS21 software. The outcomes indicated that the gender of couples have had little impact on the effectiveness of interventions of couple therapy. In addition, the statistical analysis outcomes showed that both treatments eclectic behavioral treatment and redecision therapy contributed to the improvement of marital commitment (P<0.05). There were 41 percent of the marital commitment changes explained by therapeutic interventions. Integrative behavioral couple therapy in comparison with redecision therapy have had more effectiveness in improving marital commitment and stable treatment achievements (P<0.01). Integrative therapies have being developed, and it is hope that met more acceptances by applying these approaches by the family specialists.

Extramarital affairs have destructive effects on the family. The Researchers claim that inappropriate use of virtual networks, low spiritual and moral intelligence and lack of marital satisfaction have a prominent role in its prevalence. This study administrated aimed to investigation of the mediator role of gender in the relationship among spiritual intelligence, moral intelligence, marital satisfaction, and use of virtual networks with extramarital affairs. The method of the study was descriptive-correlation and the statistical population consisted of married people aged 15 to 55 in Bousheher. The sample consisted of 250 subjects who referred to the court or counseling and psychological centers for infidelity; and selected by convenience sampling. The data were gathered by Spiritual intelligence, moral intelligence and marital satisfaction questionnaires and were analyzed by applying multiple and moderating regression analysis. The outcome of multiple regression analysis showed that among the predictor variables, the spiritual intelligence and the amount of use of virtual network can significantly predict the extramarital affairs (r=0.56). Moderating regression analysis indicated that the gender moderates the relationship among the spiritual and moral intelligence with extramarital affairs as well as the relationship among the virtual network and extramarital affairs (p>0.01, F=4.245). It seems that spiritual and moral intelligence training in premarital counseling and treatment and training of family can help to family health.

The difficulty and the stress resulted from caregiving of children with autism, based on caregiver' personality characteristics, had an impact on interpersonal relationships. Therefor, current study administrated with the aim of the prediction of marital satisfaction of parent with autistic children by their personality characteristics. The present study was descriptive study by using correlation method. The statistical population consisted of all parents of autistic students of pre-elementary and elementary exceptional schools of Mashhad city in academic year of 2013-2014. By applying Cochrane formula and convenient sampling method, 95 couples among parents of these children selected as a sampling study. The data were gathered using Afrouz' couple satisfaction questionnaire and Neo five factors queationnaire. The data analyzing were done by regression test. The results indicated that personal characteristics could predict mother' marital satisfaction with the determination coefficient of 0.29 and in level of 0.01 and father' marital satisfaction with the determination coefficient of 0.26 and in level of 0.01. Corresponding to the power of the prediction of marital satisfaction based on personality characteristics of parents with autistic children, it is recommended to family counselors and therapist to consider the role of personality characteristics whenever working with them.

The engagement period is the beginning of marital bond that self-awareness of the engaged persons and interpersonal interaction in this period could help stabilize their marital life. This study carried out with the aim of the prediction of the relationship satisfaction during engagement period based on engaged persons' personality characteristics, family factors and personality and family similarity. The method of the study was correlation. Among 3, 000 premarital couples living in Kermanshah in 2015, 500 couples selected using Cochran's formula and multistage cluster sampling method. The data were gathered using questionnaire researcher made of personality and family characteristics and and the subscale of relationship from Enrich's questionnaire (Olson et al, 1987). In order to analyze the data, coincident regression analysis and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used. The results indicated that the personality characteristics (happiness, sociable, patience, obedience, and conscientiousness) predicted positively the relationship satisfaction during engagement period (60%). Also the characteristics of family atmosphere, parent's marital satisfaction and the relationship with the mother can positively predict the relationship satisfaction during engagement period (53%). Finally, personality and family similarity overall could predict 14% of variances in satisfaction relationship during engagement period. According to these research findings can be said that people during engagement period have satisfaction when they have a same personality and family profile to that of their engaged person. Specialist of premarital counseling field could simplify appropriate mate selection for their clients by considering the degree of the similarity in the personality and family characteristics.

Personality characteristics and religiosity are among the factors influencing the life quality of spouses. Marital satisfaction as a prominent manifestation of the life quality of the spouses is considerably under the influence of these factors. Therefore, the current study carried out with the aim of the prediction of the women's marital satisfaction of Tabriz city by their personality characteristics and religiosity. The method of the study was descriptive and correlation. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all married women in Tabriz in 2012 that among them 200 subjects selected using Cochran's formula and convenient sampling method. To gather data the short form of the Neo Personality Inventory, Aryan's religiosity and Enrich's marital satisfaction used. Data analyzed by using the Pearson's correlation coefficient and analysis of regression. Finding showed that marital satisfaction has a negative and significant correlation with neuroticism and have a positive and significant correlation with personality characteristics of extroversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Furthermore, there was a positive and significant correlation between marital satisfaction and religiosity (0.01). Also the the results of regression analysis showed that religiosity, neuroticism, openness, conscientiousness and extraversion respectively with the coefficient of determination of 44%, 13%, 15%, 18% and 19% are able to predict the marital satisfaction. Thus, the knowledge followed by this study can used in sessions of counseling, treatment, and improvement of spouses' relationship to increase their marital satisfaction.

Marriage and healthy marital relationships have benefits for society, individuals and families. This study aimed to identification of the factors ocontributing to satisfying and stable marriages and preparing and developing a scale based on the factors of endurance of the satisfying marriages from rhe viewpoint of the married women. The design of the current study was the correlational method. The population of the study consisted of all mothers of high school students in Ahwaz who their marital life lasted at least 25 years and they were in a satisfying and stable marriage with thir husbands and among them four samples were selected using simple random method: The first sample (25 women) were used to find the primary factors and develop the scale; The second sample (50 subjects) were used to increase the reliability and validity and primary applying; the original sample to carry out confirmatory factor analysis (160 subjects) and Finally, in order to perform an exploratory factor analysis (239 subjects) has been selected. The data were gatheted applying semi-structured interviews, Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) and researcher made scale Happy Marriage scale and the data were analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The findings of the study indicated that 64 items in 9 factors were influential in women's that these factors explained the overall 60 percent of successful marriages variances including: the appropriate communication styles and conflict resolution; protection, attention, respect and appreciating one another; personality characteristics and responsibility; intimacy and the quality of sex; quality of marital life and spending time and entertainment together; couple congruence and flexibility; commitment and loyalty; shared values, cultural and spiritual experiences; and financial and business issues. Understanding and identification of the factors influencing the satisfying and stable marriages in successful couples can be considered as a model and a direction for couples, especially young couples and will eventually assist to the society health.

The religion of Islam donated a prominent position to the family. Therefore, that along side of the stabilization of this unit has been settled duties for each of the spouses. The aim of the current research was to investigation of the wife's duties in marital life from the viewpoint of Islamic Jurisprudence and their effect on stabilization of the family unit. The research was descriptive- analytical and was conducted using content analysis. The data gathered based on library and documentary method. The stabilization of the family unit means to regard for the reciprocal rights between spouses, learning the justice's principal and governing the morality to fulfilling the prominent goal of the human's creation and reach to perfection, achieving healthy, safe and empowered society and finally to the continuance of generation. The examination of the data revealed that the duties that the wife is responsibled for are as follows: obedience and compliance, sociability and affability, beautifying and self make-up, preserving the house and belongings in the absence of husband, maintain the dignity, cooperation and collaboration in upbringing the children, leaving home by permission and favour to parents and relatives. According to the research, findings can said that the consequences of regard of the mentioned duties are to set up relaxation and cordiality in the family, resistance of attachment and empathy between spouses and ultimately preventing the occurence of marital discords. Therefore, recommended to establish the training of these duties and their impact on relaxation and stabilization of the family in the programs and practices of family counseling and psychotherapy.

Marital infidelity is one of the most important events that couples seek cure for, and its negative impacts on couples is placed second after physical harassment. In most cases of infidelity, individuals are faced with a cognitive dissonance in self-perception. The present study uses a qualitative method to response to this question how the individuals’ decision-making increases the risk of getting involved in marital infidelity, and more specifically how a man permits himself to engage in this phenomenon. A purposive sampling was run, which led to selecting 8 men who had referred to counseling centers over 2016 due to infidelity. Semi-structured interviews with the men with infidelity were recorded, and then transcribed in order to be encoded. Data analysis was conducted using transcendental phenomenological model (Moustakas, 1994). The results indicated that to decrease their cognitive dissonance and continue their infidelity, the individuals used two general methods: first, modifying their beliefs and attitudes and second, referring marital dissatisfaction as an excuse. Experts can use the justifying methods that the individuals use to reduce their cognitive dissonance and through which they permit themselves to engage in infidelity in interventional approaches, and clarify the power of such justifications for them through exposure.