Comparison of Positive Therapy and Logo-Therapy Efficacy on Positive Feelings toward Spouse and Marital conflicts in Married Women

Abstract

Conflict in a marital relationship is inevitable; however, positive emotions can help a married life. Therefore, this study aimed to compare positivist therapy and meaning therapy on positive feelings towards the spouse and marital conflicts in married women. The research was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design with a control group. By multi-stage cluster sampling, 60 people (in three groups of 20) were selected as the sample. The research instruments included a Positive Feelings Questionnaire and a Marital Conflict Questionnaire. Positive therapy sessions consisted of 8 sessions based on the Chan, Kaufman, and Silberman protocols. Logo-therapy sessions included eight sessions based on Schellenberg et al., while the control group did not receive any intervention during the study. In addition to descriptive statistics, covariance analysis and Bonferroni pair comparison were used to analyze the data. Regarding marital conflicts, the results showed that positive treatment has a significant effect only on increasing personal relationship with their relatives and Logo-therapy on the components of increasing personal relationship with their relatives and separating finances from each other. Compared to the positive treatment group, it has a significantly higher effect on the reduction component of cooperation. Although both interventions significantly impacted the spouse's positive feelings, Logo-therapy had a more substantial impact in improving positive feelings towards the spouse in married women.

Keywords

• positive therapy
• logo therapy
• positive feelings towards spouse
• marital conflict