The effectiveness of reality therapy training based on choice theory and interaction analysis on mental and social well-being in couples with marital conflicts

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Student of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Measurement, Faculty of Psychology, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran.Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.) Corresponding author(

3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen , Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen , Iran.

Abstract

Introduction
The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of reality therapy based on choice theory and mutual relationship analysis on the mental and social well-being of couples with marital conflicts.
Material and Method
This research was conducted using a semi-experimental method with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and more than one experimental group. For this purpose, 60 people (30 couples) were included in the study from all volunteer couples with marital conflicts referring to counseling centers in district three of Tehran with at least one year of cohabitation experience using the available method, and then they were randomly assigned into three groups (reality therapy, correlation analysis, and evidence) were included. To collect data in the pre-test and post-test, Molvi mental well-being test (1389) and Keys' social welfare questionnaire (1998) were used. In experiment group one (reality therapy) and experiment group two (relationship analysis) each group received 8 sessions of training, but the control group did not receive any intervention.
Results
The findings revealed that reality therapy based on choice theory and mutual relationship analysis was effective in the mental and social well-being of couples with marital conflicts.
Conclusion
The findings of this research showed that reality therapy based on choice theory and mutual behavior analysis had a significant effect on the mental and social well-being of couples with marital conflicts.

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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 65, Issue 6
January and February 2023
Pages 2340-2353

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