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Volume 18, Issue 3 (11-2020)                   RBS 2020, 18(3): 288-299 | Back to browse issues page


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Jafarimanesh M, Zahrakar K, Taghvaei D, Pirani Z. The Effectiveness of Reality Therapy Training on Marital Burnout in Couple with Marital Conflicts. RBS 2020; 18 (3) :288-299
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1- Phd Student, Department of Counseling, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak. Iran
2- Associate Professor Department of Counseling, Kharazmi, University, Tehran. Iran. , Dr_zahrakar@yahoo.com
3- Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran.
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak. Iran
Abstract:   (3217 Views)
Aim and Background: Burnout in couples is a gradual and rarely sudden process in which intimacy and love are gradually faded and general fatigue becomes evident. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of reality therapy training on marital burnout in couple with marital conflicts.
Methods and Materials: This experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow up 45 days. The statistical population of this study included all the couple with marital conflicts refer to counseling centers in Karaj city in year 2019-2020 and 14 couple with marital conflicts were considered as the sample size in one experimental groups (7 couple) and control (7 couple). The experimental groups underwent reality therapy training (12 sessions - 90 minutes), but the control group received no training and remained in the waiting list. To collect data marital conflicts questionnaire (MCQ) of Barati and Sanaee (1994) and marital burnout questionnaire (MBQ) of Pines (2003). Data analysis was performed using SPSS-24 software in two sections: descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential (analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni).
Findings: Results indicated that reality therapy training, significantly decreased marital burnout in couples, and the results have had enough consistency in the follow-up period, as well (P<0.05).
Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it can be said that reality therapy training can be used as an intervention option in decreasing marital problems.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2020/10/6 | Accepted: 2020/10/24 | Published: 2020/11/28

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