Comparison of Effectiveness of Systematic Motivational Counseling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Conflict Resolution Styles of Incompatible Marital Woman

Aim and Background: Systematic Motivational Counseling (SMC) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with emphasis on motivational structure modification, and the acceptance of life’s problems, can improve conflict resolution styles of incompatible marital women. The purpose of this study was t...

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Main Authors: Maryam Farahanifar, Hasan Heidari, Hosein Davodi, Seyed Ali Aleyasin
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Published: Armaqan Danesh Firoozeh 2019-08-01
Series:Taḥqīqāt-i ̒Ulūm-i Raftārī
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Online Access:http://rbs.mui.ac.ir/article-1-643-en.html
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Hasan Heidari
Hosein Davodi
Seyed Ali Aleyasin
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description Aim and Background: Systematic Motivational Counseling (SMC) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with emphasis on motivational structure modification, and the acceptance of life’s problems, can improve conflict resolution styles of incompatible marital women. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of SMC and ACT on conflict resolution styles of incompatible marital women. Methods and Materials: The method of this study was semi-experimental method with pre-test and post-test design and three-month follow-up. The statistical population of the study consisted of all incompatible women who referred to counseling centers in Arak city in 2018. Therefore, 36 participants were selected and randomly assigned to two test groups and one control. Data were collected in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages with Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II (ROCI-II). The experimental group members participated separately in 10 SMC sessions and 12 ACT sessions after running the pre-test. For data analysis, analysis of variance with repeated measures test were used. Findings: The results indicated that the effect of SMC and ACT on conflict resolution styles was significant and stable (p<0.05). Furthermore, there was significant difference between the effectiveness of SMC and ACT on avoidance and compromise styles (p<0.05). Conclusions: SMC and ACT interventions can be effective in improving the conflict resolution styles of incompatible marital women.
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spelling doaj.art-389884a40c174fd9b2e920a3594ee9552023-09-03T12:30:08ZfasArmaqan Danesh FiroozehTaḥqīqāt-i ̒Ulūm-i Raftārī1735-20292008-82482019-08-011714455Comparison of Effectiveness of Systematic Motivational Counseling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Conflict Resolution Styles of Incompatible Marital WomanMaryam Farahanifar0Hasan Heidari1Hosein Davodi2Seyed Ali Aleyasin3 PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Khomein Branch, Khomein, Iran. Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Khomein Branch, Khomein, Iran. Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Khomein Branch, Khomein, Iran. Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Khomein Branch, Khomein, Iran. Aim and Background: Systematic Motivational Counseling (SMC) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with emphasis on motivational structure modification, and the acceptance of life’s problems, can improve conflict resolution styles of incompatible marital women. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of SMC and ACT on conflict resolution styles of incompatible marital women. Methods and Materials: The method of this study was semi-experimental method with pre-test and post-test design and three-month follow-up. The statistical population of the study consisted of all incompatible women who referred to counseling centers in Arak city in 2018. Therefore, 36 participants were selected and randomly assigned to two test groups and one control. Data were collected in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages with Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II (ROCI-II). The experimental group members participated separately in 10 SMC sessions and 12 ACT sessions after running the pre-test. For data analysis, analysis of variance with repeated measures test were used. Findings: The results indicated that the effect of SMC and ACT on conflict resolution styles was significant and stable (p<0.05). Furthermore, there was significant difference between the effectiveness of SMC and ACT on avoidance and compromise styles (p<0.05). Conclusions: SMC and ACT interventions can be effective in improving the conflict resolution styles of incompatible marital women.http://rbs.mui.ac.ir/article-1-643-en.htmlacceptance and commitment therapyconflict resolutionsystematic motivational counselingwomen
spellingShingle Maryam Farahanifar
Hasan Heidari
Hosein Davodi
Seyed Ali Aleyasin
Comparison of Effectiveness of Systematic Motivational Counseling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Conflict Resolution Styles of Incompatible Marital Woman
Taḥqīqāt-i ̒Ulūm-i Raftārī
acceptance and commitment therapy
conflict resolution
systematic motivational counseling
women
title Comparison of Effectiveness of Systematic Motivational Counseling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Conflict Resolution Styles of Incompatible Marital Woman
title_full Comparison of Effectiveness of Systematic Motivational Counseling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Conflict Resolution Styles of Incompatible Marital Woman
title_fullStr Comparison of Effectiveness of Systematic Motivational Counseling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Conflict Resolution Styles of Incompatible Marital Woman
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Effectiveness of Systematic Motivational Counseling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Conflict Resolution Styles of Incompatible Marital Woman
title_short Comparison of Effectiveness of Systematic Motivational Counseling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Conflict Resolution Styles of Incompatible Marital Woman
title_sort comparison of effectiveness of systematic motivational counseling and acceptance and commitment therapy on conflict resolution styles of incompatible marital woman
topic acceptance and commitment therapy
conflict resolution
systematic motivational counseling
women
url http://rbs.mui.ac.ir/article-1-643-en.html
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