The effectiveness of Integrated pattern for divorce prevention, based approach encouragement and approach based on compassion and forgiveness on Emotional intimacy and Family adaptability in Divorced spouses

• Published in: Faṣlnāmah-i farhang-i mushāvirah va ravān/darmānī (Online) Vol. 13; no. 49; pp. 249 - 278
• Main Authors: Fathmeh Bearkat, Naser Amini, Ezat Deyreh, Abdollah Shafiabady
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Persian
• Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 01.03.2022
• Subjects: compassion-based approach; emotional intimacy; empathy-based approach; family adaptability; integrated prevention model divorce
• ISSN: 2345-6051; 2476-6178
• DOI: 10.22054/qccpc.2020.48694.2281

Objective: Divorce can have devastating effects on couples, children and society. To reduce this phenomenon, the present study aimed to the effectiveness of Integrated pattern for divorce prevention, based approach encouragement and approach based on compassion and forgiveness on Emotional intimacy and Family adaptability in Divorced spouses. The research method was quasi-experimental with control group and pretest-posttest design. The statistical population of the study was couples applying for divorce in Bushehr Justice Center in 1396. Subjects were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided into three experimental groups and one control group (20 couples each) and completed questionnaires of adaptation and emotional intimacy at pre, post and follow up. The experimental groups participated in the intervention programs and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance analysis, single-variable covariance analysis A follow-up test was analyzed using spss19 software. Findings: The effectiveness of three paired treatment approaches is different on increasing the emotional intimacy and family adaptability in the couples applying for divorce in Bushehr; the effectiveness of three approaches in The increasing emotional intimacy of the couple in the applicant's divorce is different in Bushehr city; the effectiveness of all three approaches was to increase emotional intimacy and adaptability at the follow-up stage. Therefore, integrated couple therapy approaches can be effective in preventing and reducing divorcing couples' conflicts.