Comparing the effectiveness of schema therapy and solution-oriented therapy on marital satisfaction of couples applying for divorce

Abstract

Considering the increase in the rate of divorce, identifying its factors and helping to improve couples' relationships to reduce dissatisfaction and divorce; This research was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of schema therapy and solution-oriented therapy on reducing the dissatisfaction of couples applying for divorce. In this research, a semi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up was used. The statistical population included all divorce applicants in Bojnord city in 1400 who had applied to the court of justice of this city. The statistical sample consisted of 48 people who were selected through convenience sampling and then randomly divided into 3 schema therapy groups (8 couples) who participated in the protocol of ten 90-minute sessions of Yang (2003), the solution-oriented therapy group (8 couples) participated in the protocol of seven 90-minute sessions of Zimmerman et al. (1997) and were replaced by the control group (8 couples). The data collection tool was Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (1989). Data were analyzed by repeated measure analysis in SPSS. The results of the research showed that there is a significant difference between the average pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups (P<0.01). That is, both treatment methods had a significant effect in reducing couples' dissatisfaction. Also, the comparison of treatment groups indicated that there was no significant difference between schema therapy and solution-oriented therapy in the reduction of couples' dissatisfaction (P<0.05). Also, in the follow-up period, compared to pre-test and post-test, the effect of reducing dissatisfaction was significant. Based on the obtained results, it can be said that schema therapy and solution-oriented therapy can reduce dissatisfaction and improve the relationship of couples seeking divorce.