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Hariri P, Etemadi O, Abedi A. The Effect of Imago Relationship Therapy for Couples on Marital Stability in Veteran Couples. RBS 2019; 17 (2) :182-192
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1- PhD Student, Department of Counseling‚ Faculty of Education and Psychology‚ Islamic Azad University, Isfahan(Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Department of Counseling‚ faculty of Education and Psychology‚ University of Isfahan‚ Isfahan‚ Iran , O.Etemadi@edu.ui.ac.ir
3- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Department of Counseling‚ faculty of Education and Psychology‚ University of Isfahan‚ Isfahan‚ Iran , O.Etemadi@edu.ui.ac.ir
3- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
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Aim and Background: Substance abuse disorder or addiction is complex behavioral problems arising from many interacting factors, including social, cultural, environmental, psychological and biological. This research aimed to study the effect of Imago relationship therapy for couples on marital stability in veteran couples. Methods and Materials: This was a quasi-experimental research with pretest, posttest, and follow up, as well as the control group. The study population consisted of all the veteran couples living in Shiraz City, Iran. The sample included 20 couples that were randomly divided into two groups of control and experimental. In the experimental group, 10 therapy sessions were conducted with an average of 90-minute. The participants answered to Marital Instability Index Scale (Edards, 1980) in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA. Findings: The results showed that there is a significant relationship between developmental assets and its dimensions with addiction potential and its components in adolescents (p<.001). Also, developmental assets and its dimensions predict the addiction potential and its components (p<.001). Conclusions: Imago relationship therapy due to understand process unconscious and combination of insight and practice, it can increase marital intimacy.
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