Purpose: The purpose of the present research is to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-oriented training on early maladaptive schemas during marriage and marital satisfaction in joint life. The research design is semi-experimental and of pre-test-post-test type with a control group
Materials and Methods: . The statistical population of the research includes all couples with problems referring to counseling centers in Tehran since 2017, at least 6 months have passed since the date of their marriage to the beginning of their cohabitation under one roof and the implementation of a post-test 6 months after the beginning, data collection It lasted until the spring of. 2021 couples (80 people) were selected from the statistical population of the study and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Both groups completed the early maladaptive schemas questionnaire in the pre-test phase. Then the subjects of the experimental group were subjected to intervention (emotional training), but the subjects of the control group did not receive any intervention.
Findings: Finally, both groups were subjected to a post-test after 6 months of cohabitation and completed the questionnaires of early maladaptive schemas and marital satisfaction.
Cocnclusion: The results showed that emotion-oriented training has an effect on early maladaptive schemas and marital satisfaction. Also, the results showed that there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of emotion-oriented training on the early maladaptive schemas and marital satisfaction of men and women.