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Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

Comparing the Effectiveness of Schema Therapy and Mutual Behavior Analysis on Marital Heartbreak, Marital Conflict and Communication Skills of Couples Applying for Divorce

Authors
Azadeh Rasouli Rad 1
Mohammad Ali Rahmani 2
Shohreh Ghorban Shiroudi 3
Mohammad Reza Zarbakhsh 4
1 Ph.D. student, Department of Psychology, Tonkabon branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Tonkabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon, Iran
3 Associate Professor of Counseling Department, Tonkabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon, Iran
4 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Tonkabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of 
comparing the effectiveness of schema therapy and mutual 
behavior analysis on communication skills of couples 
applying for divorce.
Materials and Methods: The research method was a semi 
testing a type of control group with pre-test, post-test and three 
month follow up.The statistical population of this study 
included all couples applying for divorce who were referred 
by the family court to counseling and psychological service 
centers licensed by the Psychology System Organization of 
Rasht city from October to January of 2018 due to severe 
conflict. forty five qualified people were selected based on the 
entry and exit criteria and by purposive sampling and were 
randomly assigned to experimental and control groups.The 
data collection tool was Quin dam's Communication Skills 
Questionnaire (2004).Both the experimental and control group 
were pre-tested using research tools. 
Findings: The results of the research showed that schema 
therapy is more effective than mutual behavior analysis terapy 
in Communication Skills.
Conclusion: Therefore, it is suggested that in order to improve 
communication skills, the use of schema therapy methods 
should be taken into account more than before
Keywords
Schema Therapy
Mutual Behaviour Analysis
Communication Skills
Divorce