Comparison of the Effectiveness of Positive Thinking Training and Communication Imaging Treatment on Communication Attributions, Attitudes to Crossover Relationships and Self-Differentiation among Those Referring to Psychological Centers

Abstract

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of positive thinking training and communication imaging treatment on communication attributions, attitudes to crossover relationships, and self-differentiation in people visiting Behbahan city counseling centers. The research design was an experimental pre-test and post-test-follow-up experiment with the control group. The sample size of 45 married people from the mentioned community was selected by judgment sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups (15 people per group). The research instruments included the Relationship Attributions Scale (RAM), the Watley Attitudes toward Infidelity Scale (AIS), and the Skorown Friedlander Differentiation of Self Inventory. The positive thinking training group received twelve sessions, and the communication imaging group received eight sessions. Multivariate and Univariate covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that all two postoperative therapeutic approaches had a significant effect on causal and responsible relationship attributions, attitudes to crossover relationships, and self-differentiation, and led to improved in experimental groups. A comparative comparison between the two approaches of positive thinking training, and communication imaging treatment showed that there was a significant difference in the variables of causal and responsible relationship attributions in favor of positive training. Also, the effect of positive thinking training and communication imaging treatment on dependent variables in the follow-up phase of 45 days has continued. Therefore, it can be said that positive thinking training and communication imaging treatment, improve communication attributions, attitudes to crossover relationships, and self-differentiation in married people.