The effectiveness of Emotion-Based Therapy on the Components of Marital Intimacy of Student Couples

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Article Type Analytical Review Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of emotion-oriented therapy on the components of marital intimacy of student couples. Materials and Methods: The present research method was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with unequal control group. The statistical population included all student couples in Farhangian University of Tehran, consisting of 50 couples (100 people) who referred to the university counseling center in 1396. Using available sampling method, a sample of 16 couples in the experimental group and 16 couples in the control group were selected from the community. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 90-minute emotion training and the control group remained on the waiting list. The instrument used was the intimacy questionnaire (Bahrami and Olia, 2006), the data were analyzed by multivariate covariance test. Findings: The test results showed that emotion-oriented treatment was effective on the level of marital intimacy and psychological, religious, socio-recreational, sexual, emotional, intellectual, physical and communication components of student couples at the alpha level of 0.01. Conclusion: Based on the findings, emotion-oriented approach can be used as an intervention method in increasing marital intimacy.

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ISSN: 2322-2166: Journal of Islamic Life Style Centeredon Health, 2020:3:122-130
The effectiveness of Emotion-Based Therapy on the Components
of Marital Intimacy of Student Couples
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ABSTRACT
Article Type
Analytical Review
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness
of emotion-oriented therapy on the components of marital intimacy
of student couples.
Materials and Methods: The present research method was a quasi-
experimental pre-test-post-test design with unequal control group.
The statistical population included all student couples in Farhangian
University of Tehran, consisting of 50 couples (100 people) who
referred to the university counseling center in 1396. Using available
sampling method, a sample of 16 couples in the experimental group
and 16 couples in the control group were selected from the
community. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 90-
minute emotion training and the control group remained on the
waiting list. The instrument used was the intimacy questionnaire
(Bahrami and Olia, 2006), the data were analyzed by multivariate
covariance test.
Findings: The test results showed that emotion-oriented treatment
was effective on the level of marital intimacy and psychological,
religious, socio-recreational, sexual, emotional, intellectual,
physical and communication components of student couples at the
alpha level of 0.01.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, emotion-oriented approach can
be used as an intervention method in increasing marital intimacy.
Authors
Tayebeh Khajeafzali1
Fatemeh Bahrami 2*
Kourosh Goodarzi3
Noorali Farrokhi4
How to cite this article
Tayebeh Khajeafzali, Fatemeh Bahrami,
Kourosh Goodarzi, Noorali Farrokhi, The
effectiveness of Emotion-Based Therapy on the
Components of Marital Intimacy of Student
Couples, Journal of Islamic Life Style
Centeredon Health, 2020:3: 122-130.
1. PhD Student, Department of Counseling,
Faculty of Humanities, Boroujerd Branch,
Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd, Iran.
2. Full Professor, Department of Counseling,
Faculty of Educational Sciences and
Psychology, University of Isfahan, Iran
(Corresponding Author).
3. Assistant Professor, Department of
Psychology, Boroujerd Branch, Islamic Azad
University, Boroujerd, Iran.
4. Associate Professor, Department of
Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences
and Psychology, Allameh Tabatabai University,
Tehran, Iran.
* Correspondence:
Address:
Phone:
Email: f.bahrami26@yahoo.com
Keywords: Emotion-Based Therapy, Marital Intimacy, Couples
Article History
Received: 2019/12/21
Accepted: 2020/02/18
Published: 2020/03/15
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          
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         
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  
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  
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    
    
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           
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         
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- Seedall & Sandberg
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- Pascual‐Leone & Kramer
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- Psychological intimacy
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- Spiritual intimacy
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- Social & recreational intimacy
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- Sexual intimacy
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           
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SigF    
SigF    
SigF    
SigF
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SigF    
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        
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Islamic Life Style Centeredon Health Volume 3, Winter 2020
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        
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         
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