The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy onMarital Satisfaction and Boredom in Those who Cheat

Fateme Tahmasibizadeh; Amir  Panah Ali; Behzad Shalchi; Sayyid Davoud  Hosseini Nasab

doi:10.18502/qjcr.v22i87.13988

Fateme Tahmasibizadeh Ph.D Candidate in counseling, counseling department, East Azerbaijan Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
Amir Panah Ali PhD in Counseling, Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
Behzad Shalchi PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine,Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Sayyid Davoud Hosseini Nasab PhD in Psychology, Professor, Department of Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/qjcr.v22i87.13988

Keywords: Schema therapy, marital dissatisfaction, marital satisfaction, infidelity

Abstract

Aim: There are many problems in couples who experience infidelity, and one of the effective methods in this area is schema therapy. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of schema therapy on boredom and marital satisfaction in people who cheat in marriage. Methods: The current research was semi-experimental. The statistical population of the current research included clients who had experience cheating and had visited Sahel Counseling Center in Tehran during the winter and spring of 2022. The sample of 40 people were selected by purposful sampling method and randomly divided into two groups (20 people in each group) including experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent schema therapy intervention and the control group did not receive any interventions. The measurement tools included the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Pines Marital Discomfort Questionnaire. Multivariate analysis of covariance test was used for analysis. Findings: The results showed that schema therapy is significantly effective in modulating all three components of marital dissatisfaction as well as improving all components of marital satisfaction except financial management and relationships with children (p<0.01). Conclusion: In general, the results of this research showed that schema therapy is useful in changing aspects of loneliness and marital satisfaction and can be used to reduce family and psychological problems of people who cheated.