مجله علوم روانشناختی (Aug 2022)
Comparison of the efficacy of schema-based couple therapy and McKay\'s cognitive approach on controlling emotions and conflict resolution styles inconflicting couples
Abstract
Background: Current statistics show that cognitive couple therapy and schema therapy have an effect on controlling emotions and conflict resolution styles in couples with marital conflict.The existence of several studies on the effectiveness of McKay cognitive couple therapy and schema therapy on reducing marital conflicts, the above differences led to the present study to compare the effectiveness of these two therapeutic approaches. Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of McKay's cognitive couple therapy and schema therapy on controlling emotions and conflict resolution styles in couples with marital conflict in Qom. Methods: The design of this study is quasi-experimental and pre-test-post-test-follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of the present study is all couples with marital conflict who visited Qom's psychological clinic to resolve their issues. 45 of these couples are placed in three groups of schema therapy (15 couple), acceptance and commitment (15couple) and control groups (15 couple) using simple random sampling method.Experimental groups underwent Young schema therapy(Young,closco, vichar,2003), (ten ninety-minute appointment) and McKay's cognitive approach(Mckay,fanting,Patrick,Palg,Kim,2007), (ten ninety-minute appointment). Within this period, there was no schema therapy and McKay's cognitive approach intervention for control group and remained on the waiting list. In this study, the Emotion Control Scale (ACS) questionnaires were used by Williams, Campbell and Ahrens (1997) and Rahim (1983) conflict resolution styles.. Results:The results indicate that McKay cognitive couple therapy and schema therapy have been effective on controlling emotions and conflict resolution styles in couples with marital conflict in Qom. The overall effect was found to be significant and further detailed results and post hoc test showed that there was no difference between the experimental groups and the differences between each experimental group and the control group caused the overall F significance. The effectiveness of these two treatments was significant at this level and then a closer look at the data based on Benfroni post hoc test showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental groups and the control group, but there was a difference between the two experimental groups. The main effect of the stage (p <0.000 and F= 473.90), the interaction of the group with the stage (P<0.001 and F= 130.84) turned out to be significant. The interaction of the variable with the group, stage (P<0.001 and F= 10.82) and between the groups (P <0.008 and F= 5.91) significant. Conclusion: Finally, from the analysis of research findings, it can be concluded that by teaching McKay Cognitive Couple Therapy and Schema Therapy, it is possible to improve the control of emotions and conflict resolution styles in couples with marital conflict.
