Mirali Bidakhavidi Y, Mottagiyan M, Smkhani Akbarinejhad H. The Effectiveness of Compassion-based Couple Therapy on Forgiveness and Chronic Pain of Women Affected by Marital Infidelity. JAP 2025; 16 (3) :41-52
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http://jap.iums.ac.ir/article-1-5800-en.html
1- Assistant Professor of the Department of Law , Hoda Faculty, Qom, Iran , Y.mirali@hu.ac.ir
2- MA in General Psychology, Hoda Faculty, Qom, Iran
3- Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychology, University College of Nabi Akram, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract: (9 Views)
Aims and background: Considering the value and status of the family institution, special attention should be paid to the problems of women affected by marital infidelity. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of compassion-based couple therapy (CBCT) on forgiveness and chronic pain of women affected by marital infidelity.
Materials and Methods: This study was semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest & follow-up control group design. The statistical population consisted of women affected by marital infidelity in Tabriz city in 2025. In total, 30 people were selected by the purposeful sampling method and randomly divided into two groups (15 people in each group). Members of experimental group received their treatment in 8 sessions of 1.5 hours; however, the control group did not receive any treatment. The measurement tools include were Rye et al's forgiveness and McGill's chronic pain questionnaires. Analysis of findings through repeated measures analysis of variance test.
Results: The results in the post-test showed that CBCT increased and decreased forgiveness and chronic pain in women affected by marital infidelity, compared to the control group, respectively (P<0.001). The effect of CBCT on forgiveness and chronic pain was lasting in the follow-up phase (P<0.001).
Conclusion: It seems that compassion-based couple therapy can increase the forgiveness and decreased chronic pain of women affected by marital infidelity, so it can probably be a useful therapeutic strategy to improve the marital relationship of women affected by marital infidelity.
Type of Study:
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Chronic pain managment Received: 2025.09.6 | Accepted: 2025.09.16 | Published: 2025.12.1