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Fatemi F S, khosropour F, Mollaei Zarandi H. Comparing the effectiveness of reality therapy approach and acceptance and commitment on depression and anxiety of women affected by marital infidelity. J Arak Uni Med Sci 2025; 28 (4)
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1- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Zarand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarand, Iran , khosropour@gmail.com
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Zarand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarand, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Zarand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarand, Iran
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Introduction: Today, marital infidelity has a significant prevalence among couples, and appropriate skills and interventions are necessary to prevent this destructive behavior. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of reality therapy approach and acceptance and commitment on depression and anxiety of women affected by marital infidelity.
Methodology: The current research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test and a post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all women affected by marital infidelity who referred to counseling centers in Kerman city in the first half of 1403. Among these women, 30 people were purposefully selected as a sample and replaced randomly and by lottery in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The experimental group received reality therapy intervention during 8 sessions of 60 minutes. The research tools were Lovibond and Volvibond stress questionnaires (1995) and Amini's marital control (2017). The data were analyzed by analysis of covariance with repeated measures and Bonferroni's post hoc test by SPSS software version 27.
Results: The results showed that reality therapy and therapy based on acceptance and commitment were effective in reducing depression and anxiety. Also, treatment based on acceptance and commitment was more effective than reality therapy on depression and anxiety of women affected by betrayal (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The findings of the present study can be used in the selection and design of the most appropriate treatment approach to reduce the damage caused by marital infidelity in women.
Keywords: reality therapy, therapy based on acceptance and commitment, depression, anxiety, marital infidelity.
Type of Study: Original Atricle |
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Obstetrics & Gynocology
Received: 2024/11/21 | Accepted: 2025/06/25
Received: 2024/11/21 | Accepted: 2025/06/25
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