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Comparison of the effect of individual and couple emotion focoused therapy on coping with postmenstrual changes in women with premenstrual disorder

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Aim: This study aims to determine the effect of individual and couple emotional therapy on coping Method: The research design was quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test with three experimental groups and control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all married women in Tehran. From this population, 53 people were selected as a statistical sample by the available method and were randomly replaced in three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). The required findings were collected using a questionnaire on coping with premenstrual changes (Reid et al., 2014) in three rounds: pre-test, post-test and follow-up test, and using size analysis of variance test. ¬Repeated capture was analyzed. Results: Findings showed that individual emotion-oriented therapies and couple-emotion-oriented therapies in the experimental groups in the post-test stages compared to the control group increased coping strategies with premenstrual changes and this increase was stable over time. Conclusion: There is a significant difference between the effectiveness of individual emotion-oriented therapies and emotion-oriented couple therapy on the components of coping strategies. "Self-care" and "avoidance of harm" have been more effective than couple therapy.
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"           
(
 


 ""
  

 .

   
""

 
 
   
     
 


 
        
      

       


 
. Premenstrual Disorders )PMDs(
||
         
   
             




            
          
   


     
        
     
                 





        


  
  
         
  


  



||||
           


    
          
     
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         
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          
           
      



   

                
PMCM



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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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
||||
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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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            
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            
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    
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            
    
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            
    
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          



||

   

        
         𝜂2
  
     .𝜂2
 𝜂2
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𝜂2
𝜂2
𝜂2

𝜂2
   

""
""""






      

 
        

    
         

    
        

       
            
            
   
       
||||

  

""   
     
 


  " 
"   

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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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Comparison of the effect of individual and couple emotion
focoused therapy on coping with postmenstrual changes in
women with premenstrual disorder
Neda. Javadi
, Shirin. Kooshki
*, Fatemeh. Golshani
& Anita. Baghdasarians
Abstract
Aim: This study aims to determine the effect of individual and
couple emotional therapy on coping Method: The research design
was quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test with three
experimental groups and control group. The statistical population
of the study consisted of all married women in Tehran. From this
population, 53 people were selected as a statistical sample by the
available method and were randomly replaced in three groups (two
experimental groups and one control group). The required findings
were collected using a questionnaire on coping with premenstrual
changes (Reid et al., 2014) in three rounds: pre-test, post-test and
follow-up test, and using size analysis of variance test. ¬Repeated
capture was analyzed. Results: Findings showed that individual
emotion-oriented therapies and couple-emotion-oriented therapies
in the experimental groups in the post-test stages compared to the
control group increased coping strategies with premenstrual
changes and this increase was stable over time. Conclusion: There
is a significant difference between the effectiveness of individual
emotion-oriented therapies and emotion-oriented couple therapy
on the components of coping strategies. "Self-care" and
"avoidance of harm" have been more effective than couple
therapy.
Keywords: Emotional therapy, Couple therapy, Postmenopausal coping
strategies.
1. PhD Student, Department of General Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad
University, Tehran, Iran
2. *Corresponding author: Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology and
Health, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Email: Sh.kooshki@iauctb.com
3. Assistant Professor, Department of General Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic
Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4. Assistant Professor, Department of General Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic
Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Journal of Applied Family Therapy
Vol. 4
No. 4
Fall 2023
69-84
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