Background and Aim: Administration of the therapy protocols can increase psychological well-being with resultant decrease in the work-family conflict. The purpose of this study was to make a comparison between the effects of group-based acceptance and commitment therapy and group-based reality therapy on work-family conflict and psychological well-being with maintenance effect among married female tele-communication company staffs in Tehran, in 2018-2019. Materials and Methods: This was a semi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and follow-up design. 45 employees were selected purposefully and randomly were assigned to three groups. For data collection we used work-family questionnaire (Netemeyer, Boles & McMurrian, 1996) & psychological well-being scale (Ryff, 1989) and two therapeutic protocols (group-based acceptance and commitment therapy and group-based reality therapy). We used mix variance analysis and frequency measurement variance analysis. Results: Comparison of the effects of group therapy with acceptance and commitment therapy with those of group-based reality therapy showed different results on reduction of work-family conflict. Also in regard to positive relationships with others (psychological wellbeing), acceptance and commitment therapy showed different efficacy compared to group therapy based on reality.
Conclusion:We concluded that group-based acceptance & commitment therapy can be used for improvement of the psychological well-being, and group-based reality therapy can be a suitable way for reduction of the work-family conflicts.
Objectives Love trauma is a common phenomenon among university students which causes educational and psychological problems in them. This study aimed to determine the role of personality traits, early maladaptive schemes, and the quality of attachment relationships in predicting Love Trauma (LT) syndrome. Methods In this correlational study, the statistical population consisted of all patients referring to counseling centers of
The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of family therapy program based on attachment and emotion on anxiety disorder and behavior of gifted adolescents. Methodology: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with two experimental groups. From the statistical population of students studying in gifted schools in Tehran, 40 people were randomly selected and randomly assigned to two groups. The research questionnaire included Achenbach (1994) internalization problems. Family therapies based on attachment and emotion was applied for ten sessions of the research groups. Research data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance and SPSS software. Findings: The results of repeated measures analysis of variance showed that the post-test scores of anxiety disorder and behavior in the attachment-based family therapy group were significantly lower than the emotion-based family therapy group (P10.001). Couple comparison also showed that the effect of attachment-based family therapy program on anxiety disorder and behavior is stable (p <0.01).
Conclusion:The results showed that the effect of attachment-based family therapy was significantly greater than emotion-based family therapy. In addition, attachment-based family therapy has a significant and lasting effect on reducing the behavioral disorders of gifted adolescents. Therefore, in order to improve the mental state and especially the anxiety disorder and behavior of gifted adolescents, an attachment-based family therapy program can be used.
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