Author/Authors :
Hajloo, Nader Department of Psychology - University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran , Rahnejat, Amir Mohsen Clinical Psychology Department - Medicine Faculty - Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Ahmadi, Mohammad Department of Family and Sexual Health - Faculty of Humanities - Shahed University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , Pourabdol, Saeed Department of Clinical Psychology - Faculty of Humanities - Shahed University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral couple
therapy on love and marital burnout in couples with marital conflict. This study was quasi-
experimental with pre-posttest design with a control group. The population of this study
included all couples with marital conflict referring to counseling and psychology clinics in
Tehran in 2018. The sample in this study was 40 couples with marital conflict referring to
two counseling and psychology clinics of Tehran in 2018 who were selected by availability
sampling and were divided into two experimental and control groups (20 for each group).
Dyadic Adjustment Scale Couple Burnout Measure and Sternberg Love Questionnaire were
used for data collection. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used for data
analysis using SPSS-22 software. The results showed that cognitive-behavioral couple
therapy had a significant effect on love and marital burnout (p < .001). Based on these
results, it can be said that dysfunctional cognitions of couples and emotions caused by
negative cognitions lead to ineffective behaviors and marital conflict. Therefore, cognitive-
behavioral couple therapy can reduce ineffective behaviors in couples by targeting people's
cognitions and emotions, leading to increased love and reduced marital burnout.
Keywords :
Marital conflict , love , marital burnout , cognitive-behavioral couple therapy
