The Effectiveness of Communication Imaging Approach on Marital Satisfaction in Married Women with Extramarital Relationship Experience

Homa Derakhshesh, Saeide Yazdani, Sharareh KashiPazTehrani, Somayeh Ahmadi

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The aim of this study was the effectiveness of communication imaging approach on marital satisfaction in married women with extramarital relationship experience. In this study, 30 married women with experience of extramarital affair were selected from among those who referred to counseling centers in District 4 of Tehran affiliated to welfare and were randomly divided into two groups of control (n=15) and experimental (n=15). They got the communication imagery approach was performed on married women in 10 one-hour sessions. Also, before and after the trainings, the communication imagery approach was used to collect data from the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire, and to analyze the test data. Analysis of covariance was used. The results of data analysis showed that communication imaging treatment had an effect on marital satisfaction of married women with extramarital relationship experience. According to the research results, the use of training and psychological therapies to increase marital satisfaction in married women is recommended.

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