Investigating the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on family and psychological functioning of married women with marital incompatibility

Investigating the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on increasing marital adjustment, family cohesion, and functional flexibility in maladjusted married women referring to psychological centers

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20260511069342N1

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-12

Start date

2026-05-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Marital incompatibility. Problems in relationship with spouse or partner

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Type of Intervention: Compassion-Focused Therapy . Duration of Each Session: 90 minutesTotal. Number of Sessions: 8 sessions. Session Frequency: Twice a week Therap

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

25 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Married women Having marital incompatibility based on clinical interview or obtaining a cut-off score on the relevant tool Age range 25 to 40 years Having a minimum of three years and a maximum of 15 years of cohabitation experience

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Marital adjustment. Timepoint: 1. Pre-test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be the Spiner Marital Adjustment Questionnaire (1986).;Family cohesion. Timepoint: 1. Pre-test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be the Olson Family Cohesion Questionnaire (1999).;Functional flexibility. Timepoint: 1. Pre-test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be using the Connor and Davidson (2003) flexibility scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Marital adjustment. Timepoint: 1. Pre-test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be the Spiner Marital Adjustment Questionnaire (1986).;Family cohesion. Timepoint: 1. Pre-test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be the Olson Family Cohesion Questionnaire (1999).;Functional flexibility. Timepoint: 1. Pre-test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be using the Connor and Davidson (2003) flexibility scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMojgan Rikhtegar

Islamic Azad University

mojan.rikhtegar@iau.ir+98 61 3333 3333

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026