The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapyon the Psychological Capital of Couples Seeking Divorce

Background and Aim:Cognitive-Behavioral Therapyas one of the approaches to counseling and family therapy, is an effective way to solve many psychological problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapyon the psychological capital of couples seeking divorce referred to Gorgan Social Emergency Department. Materials and Methods:This study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. In this study, 40 couples seeking divorce were selected from the couples who referred to the Gorgan Social Emergency Center in the autumn and winter of 2018. Subjects were divided into two groups of 20 experimental and control. The experimental group received cognitive-behavioral training in 9 sessions, while the control group did not receive this training. The research tool was Lutans Psychological Capital Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS-23 software. Results:The results showed that cognitive-behavioral Therapy led to an increase in psychological capital and its components (P 0.0001). Conclusion:Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy effectively increased Psychological Capital because of their emphasis on different psychological aspects. On the other hand, cognitive-behavioral therapy through enhancing social interactions, positive emotions, hope training and optimism increased Psychological Capital.