Author/Authors :
Soleimani، Ali Akbar نويسنده University of Science and Culture, Faculty of Humanities, Tehran, Iran , , Najafi، Maryam نويسنده Department of Psychology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran , , Ahmadi ، Khodabakhsh نويسنده Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Javidi، Nasirudin نويسنده Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Hoseini Kamkar، Elnaz نويسنده Department of Psychology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran , , Mahboubi، Mohamad نويسنده Abadan College of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Abadan, Iran ,
Abstract :
Background: The purpose of this investigation is to determine the efficacy of emotionally
focused couples therapy (EFT-C) on enhancement of marital adjustment in infertile couples.
Materials and Methods: This was a semi-experimental study with a pre- and post-test
design. We selected 30 infertile couples (60 subjects) by purposive sampling. Couples
were randomly assigned to two groups, sample and control. Each group consisted of 15
couples who had marital maladjustment and low sexual satisfaction. Couples answered
the marital adjustment and sexual satisfaction questionnaires at baseline after which the
sample group received 10 sessions of EFT-C.
Results: Results of pre-test and post-test showed that EFT-C significantly impacted marital
adjustment and sexual satisfaction.
Conclusion: EFT-C had a significant effect on enhancement of satisfaction, cohesion and
affectional expression. This approach impacted physical and emotional sexual satisfaction
of infertile couples.
