The effect of emotional couple therapy (EFT) on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by domestic violence

Mohagheghi, Hossein; Roshanaei, Mohammad Reza

doi:10.22054/jcps.2024.67484.2735

Document Type : Research Paper

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¹ Associate Professor of Psychology, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

² .Master student of Psychology, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/jcps.2024.67484.2735

Abstract

One of the most important issues that, in addition to disrupting the family unit and the couple's relationship, aggravates the injury in the injured person, is post-traumatic stress disorder caused by domestic violence. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy approach on post-traumatic stress disorder caused by domestic violence. The quasi-experimental research method was pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population included all women affected by the phenomenon of spousal violence. Thirty subjects who had a moderate to high symptom range in the FOA (2003) Emotional PTSD scale scores were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The subjects in the experimental group participated in a group program of emotional couple therapy for 15 sessions, but the control group did not receive any intervention. The results of the analysis showed that emotional couple therapy is effective in reducing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in women affected by domestic violence (p <0.001 and F = 505.61) and this effect is stable in the follow-up phase. Since emotion-oriented couple therapy regulates a person's emotions and due to the effectiveness of this approach in couples involved in domestic violence, its use as a therapeutic approach in this type of issues is recommended.

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The effect of emotional couple therapy (EFT) on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by domestic violence

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Volume 13, Issue 52 - Serial Number 52
September 2024
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The effect of emotional couple therapy (EFT) on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by domestic violence

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Volume 13, Issue 52 - Serial Number 52September 2024Pages 118-146

Volume 13, Issue 52 - Serial Number 52
September 2024
Pages 118-146