extramarital relationships. Problems in relationship with spouse or partner
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Contents of the intervention sessions for Acceptance and Commitment Couple Therapy with schema awareness (Experimental Group):1. Establishing rapport, explaining
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Couples must be legally married and have been in a committed relationship for at least one year. Both partners must have a minimum of a high school diploma (or equivalent). Both partners must be between the ages of 20 and 60 years old. Couples must not have a history of alcohol, drug, or psychotropic substance abuse or dependence. Both partners must be willing to participate in couple therapy sessions and be able to attend sessions consistently and regularly. Couples must be living together at the time of enrollment and throughout the study, and must not be in the process of legal divorce. Couples should not be experiencing significant stressors such as unemployment or remarriage (for either partner). Couples must have experienced at least one instance of sexual or emotional infidelity in their current marital relationship and express a desire to increase marital satisfaction and address the negative consequences of the infidelity experience (e.g., anxiety, depression, marital dissatisfaction). At least 6 months and no more than 5 years must have passed since the disclosure of the extramarital affair within their relationship. Based on the results of the SCID-5/RV interview (and the Relationship-Focused and Partner-Focused Obsessive-Compulsive Questionnaires), couples must report relationship-related or partner-focused obsessive-compulsive beliefs, but not meet the full diagnostic criteria for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Presence of a psychological disorder in either partner - Use of any type of psychiatric medication - Use of any psychological or psychotherapeutic services for Axis I and II disorders and marital problems within the 6 months prior to the start of treatment - Presence of serious suicidal ideation - Absence from more than 3 treatment sessions - Initiation of drug or substance use during the intervention - Diagnosis of an acute psychiatric or physical illness during the intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety score on the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention is completed. Method of measurement: Beck anxiety inventory.;Depression score on the Beck Depression Inventory. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention is completed. Method of measurement: Beck depression inventory.;Marital adjustment score on the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention is completed. Method of measurement: Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS).;Psychological Inflexibility. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention is completed. Method of measurement: The Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Conflict resolution styles score on Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory–II (ROCI-II). Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention is completed. Method of measurement: Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory–II(ROCI-II).;Relational Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder score on the The Relationship Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory and the The Partner-Related Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms Inventory. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention is completed. Method of measurement: The Relationship Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory (ROCI) and The Partner-Related Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms Inventory (PROCSI). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSeyede Ayda Mousavi Moghadam
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed