The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the attitude towards marriage and the criteria for choosing a spouse in single students

Shide Fesahati; Ali Shirafkan  Kopken; Mohammad Ghamari

doi:10.18502/qjcr.v22i88.15458

Shide Fesahati Ph.D student in counseling, Department of counseling, Faculty of literature, Humanities and Social Science, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Shirafkan Kopken Ph.D in counseling, Assistant Professor, Department of counseling, Payame Noor University, Semnan, Iran
Mohammad Ghamari Ph.D in counseling, associate Professor, Department of counseling, Faculty of literature, Humanities and Social Science, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/qjcr.v22i88.15458

Keywords: Effectiveness, acceptance-based therapy, attitude towards marriage, criteria for choosing a spouse, student, single

Abstract

Aim: This research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of the acceptance and commitment therapy towards marriage and the criteria for choosing a spouse by unmarried students. Methods: This was a pre and post test with a 2 month follow-up. The statistical population of this research included 167 unmarried students of Allameh Tabatabai University who were studying in the academic year of 2020- 2021. The sample were randomly selected and covariance was used for analysis. Findings: The results and findings indicated that the teaching of acceptance-based therapy is effective on the components of attitude towards marriage and the criteria for choosing a spouse in single students. Conclusion: Based on the results of the research, it is suggested that acceptance and commitment therapy could be use in premarital counseling.