Authors : Fahime Ghashghaei, Najmieh Rostami and Ali-Reza Ahmadi
Abstract: Extramarital relationship is the main issue in the family which still remains a topic of interest for many researchers, particularly in the field of sociology and psychology. Objective of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on marital satisfaction and extramarital relation in married women with out of marriage relations. In this study, a quasi-experimental method (pretest and posttest with control group) was used. Therefore, 30 women with extramarital relation were given Derigotas questionnaire and marital satisfaction questionnaire (ENRICH) that were the instruments of measurement in this study. The experimental group received training for 11 sessions with cognitive-behavioral approach. In order to analyze data the multivariate analysis of covariance and Pearson correlation were used. Results showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy had a significant effect on marital satisfaction, dimensions of marital satisfaction and extramarital relation. In addition, there was a significant relationship between marital and extramarital relationship.
Fahime Ghashghaei, Najmieh Rostami and Ali-Reza Ahmadi, 2017. The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Marital Satisfaction and Women’s Extramarital Relations. The Social Sciences, 12: 639-646.