The Effect of Monotheistic Integrated Group Therapy on Positive Feelings toward Spouse among Married Women

Abstract

In this research, for examining the effect of monotheistic integrated group therapy on married women's positive feelings toward their spouses, 24 married women, referring to the Family Counseling Center of the Association of Parents and Teachers of Naqadeh, were selected as the sample by the convenience sampling. These people had scored low in the scale of positive feelings toward spouse. This research was conducted with a quasi-experimental method and a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a one-month follow-up phase. After assimilating the selected people based on control variables, they were randomly placed in the two test and control groups of 12. First, the two groups took the test of positive feelings toward spouse. Then, 12 sessions of monotheistic integrated group therapy were held for the test group, and 12 sessions of free discussion were held for the control group. After the intervention and one month later, each of two groups completed the scales again. The data were analyzed by the analysis of covariance and with the help of SPSS-24. According to the findings, after the monotheistic integrated group therapy, the rate of positive feelings toward spouse in the test group was meaningfully higher in comparison with the control group (P=0.01, f=48.51). This result was maintained until one month after the end of therapy sessions. In addition, the effect of monotheistic integrated group therapy on the improvement of married women's positive feelings toward their spouses was confirmed; thus, family counselors can use this therapy model to reduce family problems and increase couples' positive feelings toward each other.

Keywords

• couple therapy
• monotheistic integrated approach
• positive feelings toward spouse
• married women