Purpose: The purpose of this research was to compare the
effectiveness of power regulation training in the family with the
effectiveness of the choice theory method on control methods and
emotional experience towards the spouse in married women with
marital conflicts.
Materials and Methods: This research was a semi-experimental
type with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up design. The statistical
population was women of Isfahan city. The sample included 60
women with marital conflicts who were selected in an available
form; And they were randomly assigned in three reality therapy
groups, power regulation group and control group. While the control
group was on the waiting list, the experimental groups received 8
ninety-minute sessions of reality therapy and power regulation
training. The research tools were methods of control (Yousefi, 2016)
and emotional experience towards your spouse (Yousefi, 2014). All
three groups were evaluated in three phases: pre-test, post-test and
follow-up. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics
(variance analysis with repeated measures); Statistical calculations
were done using SPSS version 23 software.
Findings: The results showed that both methods were effective in
improving control methods and emotional experience towards the
spouse (P=0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the Bonferroni test showed that the
power adjustment method had a greater effect than reality therapy.
According to these results, it can be said that the method of
regulating power in the family is a suitable method for improving
the methods of control and emotional experience towards the
spouse.