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Habibollahi Najafabadi F, ZareNeyeatanank M. Comparing the Effectiveness of Attractive Orientation with Reality Therapy on Increasing Compatibility, Marital Intimacy, and Sexual Performance of Infertile Women: A Qusai-Experimental Study. JRUMS 2023; 22 (6) :597-616
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Department of Psychology, Naein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Naein, Iran
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Background and Objectives: Infertility is a difficult crisis in life, which is psychologically threatening and emotionally stressful, and couples' compatibility, intimacy, and sexual performance are exposed to damage. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion-oriented therapy with reality therapy on increasing compatibility, marital intimacy, and sexual performance of infertile women.
Materials and Methods: The present study was a qusai-experimental group-based study (two experimental groups and one per-control group) in the form of a pretest-posttest design. A number of 45 infertile women in Isfahan Province in 2022 were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly placed in 15 groups of emotionally oriented therapy, reality therapy, and control. The experimental groups received emotional therapy in 8 sessions of 90 minutes once a week and reality therapy in 8 sessions of 60 minutes once a week, respectively. The control group did not receive any intervention. In order to collect data, the questionnaires of the Spanier's Marital Compatibility, Rozenhan’s Sexual Performance, and Walker's Intimacy were used. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).
Results: The results showed that in comparison with the control group, each treatment method had a significant effect on compatibility, intimacy, and sexual performance of infertile women (p<0.001). Also, emotional therapy had a greater effect on the research variables than reality therapy (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results showed that in addition to emotion-oriented therapy, reality therapy also had an effect on increasing the compatibility, intimacy, and sexual performance of infertile women. Therefore, health professionals can use the two mentioned methods along with other effective methods to improve health-related characteristics.
Key words: Emotional therapy, Reality therapy, Intimacy, Sexual function, Marital compatibility
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University of Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch, approved the study (IR.IAU.KHUISF.1401.264).
How to cite this article: Habibollahi Najaf Abadi Fariba, Zare Neyestanak Mohammad. Comparing the Effectiveness of Attractive Orientation with Reality Therapy on Increasing Compatibility, Marital Intimacy, and Sexual Performance of Infertile Women: A Qusai-Experimental Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2023; 22 (6): 597-616. [Farsi]
Materials and Methods: The present study was a qusai-experimental group-based study (two experimental groups and one per-control group) in the form of a pretest-posttest design. A number of 45 infertile women in Isfahan Province in 2022 were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly placed in 15 groups of emotionally oriented therapy, reality therapy, and control. The experimental groups received emotional therapy in 8 sessions of 90 minutes once a week and reality therapy in 8 sessions of 60 minutes once a week, respectively. The control group did not receive any intervention. In order to collect data, the questionnaires of the Spanier's Marital Compatibility, Rozenhan’s Sexual Performance, and Walker's Intimacy were used. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).
Results: The results showed that in comparison with the control group, each treatment method had a significant effect on compatibility, intimacy, and sexual performance of infertile women (p<0.001). Also, emotional therapy had a greater effect on the research variables than reality therapy (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results showed that in addition to emotion-oriented therapy, reality therapy also had an effect on increasing the compatibility, intimacy, and sexual performance of infertile women. Therefore, health professionals can use the two mentioned methods along with other effective methods to improve health-related characteristics.
Key words: Emotional therapy, Reality therapy, Intimacy, Sexual function, Marital compatibility
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University of Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch, approved the study (IR.IAU.KHUISF.1401.264).
How to cite this article: Habibollahi Najaf Abadi Fariba, Zare Neyestanak Mohammad. Comparing the Effectiveness of Attractive Orientation with Reality Therapy on Increasing Compatibility, Marital Intimacy, and Sexual Performance of Infertile Women: A Qusai-Experimental Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2023; 22 (6): 597-616. [Farsi]
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry
Received: 2023/02/12 | Accepted: 2023/07/17 | Published: 2023/10/18
Received: 2023/02/12 | Accepted: 2023/07/17 | Published: 2023/10/18
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