The Effectiveness of Premarital Counseling with the Relationship Attachment Model on Marital Intimacy Needs in Marriage Applicants

The Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy on Communication Beliefs and Marital Burnout among Couples on the Verge of Divorce

“…The term "irrational beliefs" refers to those thoughts specific to the marital relationship that create problems due to excessive use. Eidelson and Epstein, by developing the assessment of irrational beliefs, identified five irrational communication beliefs including destructiveness of disagreement, expectation of mind-reading, belief in the unchangeability of the spouse, sexual perfectionism, and beliefs related to gender differences, which are involved in marital relationships (Ebrahimi et al, 2019;Iamni Rad et al, 2021;Mousvi Diva et al, 2017). Furthermore, the relationship between beliefs and communication patterns with marital commitment and intimacy has also been reported (Danesh et al, 2023;Vafaeinezhad et al, 2023).…”

The effectiveness of reality therapy on sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy of infertile women

“…[ 13 ] Marital intimacy is an interaction that focuses on knowing, understanding, accepting, empathizing with the other person's feelings, and appreciation, which is the result of exposing issues and sharing intimate experiences. [ 14 ] According to previous studies, marital intimacy in fertile women is significantly higher than women who are still infertile for any reason, and also, in normal couples, perceived marital intimacy is higher than infertile couples, and the longer their marriage and married life, due to infertility, the lower their marital intimacy. [ 15 ] Therefore, infertility and its course of medical treatment have devastating effects on mental and physical health, especially sexual life and intimacy of infertile women.…”