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Conflict in marriage like any other institution is inevitable. Conflicts between married couple are normal and not necessarily disruptive. However, conflict becomes disruptive based on the way and manner it is handled. Marital harmony is crucial to every society. Inability to resolve marital conflict appropriately can lead to devastating consequences not only to the family and the society but also to a nation as a whole. This paper discussed conflict, conflict resolution and models of approaching conflict resolution. It also discussed marriage, marital conflict and their causes. Lastly, the paper examined Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and how it can be used as a collaborative style in marital conflict resolution.
Marital conflict can be described as the state of tension or stress between couples. Accordingly, couples who are unable to regulate their negative emotions experience fragile relationships. This study aimed to compare the effects of Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Cognitive Emotion Regulation (CER) strategies and marital conflict. Methods: The study sample included 28 married women who were randomly assigned to the EFCT and ACT groups. The questionnaire battery included the Questionnaire of Marital Conflicts, the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and the Second Edition of the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) (SCID-II). Results: The result of the Independent Samples t-test indicated no difference in pretest scores of the study participants. However, significant differences were determined between the study groups in the posttest phase (P<0.001). Additionally, the Paired Samples t-test results revealed significant differences between pretest and posttest scores between the EFCT (P<0.001) and ACT (P<0.028 for marital conflict, P<0.001 for adaptive CER strategies, & P<0.031 for nonadaptive CER strategies) groups. Moreover, EFCT was clinically more effective than ACT. Accordingly, the effect size of EFCT and ACT for marital conflict was measured as 2.33 and 0.83; respecting adaptive and non-adaptive CER strategies, these values were computed as 2.89 and 2.02 as well as 2.89 and 0.88, respectively. Conclusion: Overall, EFCT and ACTT were effective in improving marital conflict and CER strategies. Besides, EFCT was clinically more effective than ACT in this regard.
Behaviour Change
Behavioural Marital Therapy: An OverviewBehavioural marital therapy (BMT) has developed from the application of social exchange and social learning theories to the understanding and modification of marital interaction. Encouraging high rates of exchange of positive behaviours, and training in communication skills, have been the major focuses of BMT till recently. While these strategies produce therapeutic change, there are still many couples whose marriages do not improve with this sort of therapy. Recent developments have focused on the role of cognitive, affective and situational variables in marital interaction. Outcome research has shown the value of cognitive and affective interventions in their own right, but it is unclear if the addition of these interventions will enhance the efficacy of BMT.
SEEU Review
Resolving Marital ConflictsCouple relations are characterized as relations of an intimate nature dominated by constant interaction or strong interdependence and mutual influence of intense feelings between spouses. In marriages where there is conflict, there are typical examples of interaction, which result in high proportion of negative communicative acts that affect the quality of marital relationships such as: loss of confidence, the emergence of frustration, feelings of anxiety, discomfort, leading to escalation of marital conflicts. Communication as a variable has a large impact on the resolution of marital conflicts. The obtained results of our research indicate that the choice of different strategies of behavior in conflict situations among our respondents primarily depend on: the degree of persistence in the pursuit of its own interests and level of cooperation in addressing the interests of others.In accordance with the model of behavior in conflict situations, spouses also chose the styles for resol...
This study investigated the ability of Integrative Behavioural Couples Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in reducing conflict-related and violence-related marital distress among couples in the Church of Pentecost in the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana. The researcher employed a quantitative research method, using a pre-test, post-test control group, a kind of quasi-experimental research design. The researcher selected 60 respondents who were severely distressed out of 215 married couples using a compendium of instruments on Conceptualising and Measuring "Healthy Marriages" for Empirical Research and Evaluation Studies (Task One Part II). Participants were put into three groups of 10 couples each, two for the treatment groups and the third one for the control group. The data were analysed using means, standard deviations and two-way mixed ANOVA. The results showed that both therapies reduced conflict-related and violence-related marital distress. However, Integrative Behavioural Couples Therapy was more effective than Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
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KONSELI : Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling (E-Journal)
Toxic Relationship: Rational Emotive Behavior TherapyThere are many problems that occur in unhealthy relationships and the research aims to see how far rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) can prevent toxic relationships, the research approach used is the field research method (qualitative) data sources are obtained from interviews and observation to respondents. The results of the study show that rational emotive behavior therapy has a significant impact on the handling of unhealthy relationships experienced by respondents. Providing rational emotive behavior therapy services can change the attitudes, perceptions and ways of thinking of irrational counselees to become rational and eliminate self-destructive emotional disturbances.
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Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal
The Effectiveness of Solution-focused Therapy on Couples' Marital Adjustment in Conflicted CouplesSolution-Focused Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on solutions rather than on gaining insight into challenges and concerns. This approach used a variety of principles to generate solutions for those who need them through a therapeutic process. The current study aimed to examine the effectiveness of solution-oriented approach on marital adjustment in conflicted couples in Kermanshah (Iran). This experimental study was conducted with an experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group design. The statistical population included all the conflicted couples in Kermanshah city in 2020 that referred to Kermanshah counseling centers due to marital conflicts and received a diagnosis of marital conflict by a psychologist. Participants were 30 couples were selected by random sampling and randomly assigned in experimental and control groups (15 couples in each group). Pre-test and posttest was administered in the control and experimental groups before and after intervention. Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory were used to collecting data. For analyzing the data Covariance analysis was used. The results indicated that the solution-oriented approach is effective on marital adjustment in conflicting couples. Overall, results support the use of SFT in increasing the marital adjustment and provide an effective approach that is more strength based and fewer problems focused.
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