The effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples
Background and Aim: The consequence of the lack of expressing emotions is the intensification of unpleasant thoughts and negative arousal in people, and this is known as one of the most important factors of marital conflicts. These self-inflicted negative thoughts ultimately strengthen the cycle of...
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| author | Farzaneh Mardani Seyed Adel Yousefi Elahe Ghorbani Zahra Mirzaei |
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| description | Background and Aim: The consequence of the lack of expressing emotions is the intensification of unpleasant thoughts and negative arousal in people, and this is known as one of the most important factors of marital conflicts. These self-inflicted negative thoughts ultimately strengthen the cycle of increasing dissatisfaction with marriage, the feeling of marital exhaustion and boredom; so the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples. Methods: The purpose of the current research was applied, and the way it was conducted was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with an experimental group and a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the research included all the couples referring to private counseling centers in the 5th district of Tehran. 30 couples were selected using the available sampling method and randomly assigned to an experimental group (15 couples) and a control group (15 couples). On the experimental group, a group intervention based on realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) was conducted based on the package compiled by Afshari et al. (2022). The research tools included Pines Marital Depression Questionnaire (1996) and Toronto Alexythemia (TAS-20). SPSS-26 software and mixed variance analysis with three-stage repeated measures were used for statistical analysis of data. Results: Based on the findings, there was a significant difference between the scores of marital boredom and alexithymia of the experimental and control groups in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages. The results of the analysis of the findings indicate that the therapy based on realistic acceptance and commitment (RACT) had a significant effect on the marital burnout and alexithymia of the experimental group. The effectiveness of this intervention was stable in the follow-up phase according to the Bonferroni post-hoc test. Conclusion: Based on the available findings, it can be concluded that to reduce marital burnout and Alexithymia of couples, the method of treatment based on realistic acceptance and commitment (RACT) can be used in family counseling and couple therapy centers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d2aef9144b14eb9baf179f046982a062023-07-10T08:59:23ZengIran-Mehr: The Institute for Social Study and Researchسنجش و پژوهش در مشاوره کاربردی2821-27382023-03-01511020The effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couplesFarzaneh Mardani0Seyed Adel Yousefi1Elahe Ghorbani2Zahra Mirzaei3 Ph. D student of counseling department, Qeshm branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran MA. student. Department of Psychology, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran Ph.D. Counseling Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran MA.Department of psychology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran. Iran Background and Aim: The consequence of the lack of expressing emotions is the intensification of unpleasant thoughts and negative arousal in people, and this is known as one of the most important factors of marital conflicts. These self-inflicted negative thoughts ultimately strengthen the cycle of increasing dissatisfaction with marriage, the feeling of marital exhaustion and boredom; so the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples. Methods: The purpose of the current research was applied, and the way it was conducted was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with an experimental group and a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the research included all the couples referring to private counseling centers in the 5th district of Tehran. 30 couples were selected using the available sampling method and randomly assigned to an experimental group (15 couples) and a control group (15 couples). On the experimental group, a group intervention based on realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) was conducted based on the package compiled by Afshari et al. (2022). The research tools included Pines Marital Depression Questionnaire (1996) and Toronto Alexythemia (TAS-20). SPSS-26 software and mixed variance analysis with three-stage repeated measures were used for statistical analysis of data. Results: Based on the findings, there was a significant difference between the scores of marital boredom and alexithymia of the experimental and control groups in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages. The results of the analysis of the findings indicate that the therapy based on realistic acceptance and commitment (RACT) had a significant effect on the marital burnout and alexithymia of the experimental group. The effectiveness of this intervention was stable in the follow-up phase according to the Bonferroni post-hoc test. Conclusion: Based on the available findings, it can be concluded that to reduce marital burnout and Alexithymia of couples, the method of treatment based on realistic acceptance and commitment (RACT) can be used in family counseling and couple therapy centers.http://jarac.iranmehr.ac.ir/article-1-155-en.pdftherapy based on realistic acceptance and commitmentmarital burnoutalexithymiacouples. |
| spellingShingle | Farzaneh Mardani Seyed Adel Yousefi Elahe Ghorbani Zahra Mirzaei The effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples سنجش و پژوهش در مشاوره کاربردی therapy based on realistic acceptance and commitment marital burnout alexithymia couples. |
| title | The effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples |
| title_full | The effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples |
| title_fullStr | The effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples |
| title_short | The effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy (RACT) on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples |
| title_sort | effectiveness of realistic acceptance and commitment therapy ract on marital burnout and alexithymia in couples |
| topic | therapy based on realistic acceptance and commitment marital burnout alexithymia couples. |
| url | http://jarac.iranmehr.ac.ir/article-1-155-en.pdf |
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