Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Anxiety, Cognitive Avoidance, and Empathy of Couples Visiting Counseling Centers in Ahvaz City, Iran
Overview
This quasi-experimental study examines the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on anxiety, cognitive avoidance, and empathy in 30 couples with low marital adjustment in Ahvaz, Iran. Participants were divided into experimental and control groups, with the former receiving eight weekly sessions of ACT. The authors report that the intervention significantly reduced anxiety and cognitive avoidance while increasing empathy compared to the control group.
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- Shabnam Mohammadian (Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch), Parviz Asgari (Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch), Behnam Makvandi (Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch), Farah Naderi (Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch)
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- 2021-12-01
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- 10.32598/jrh.11.6.1889.1
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@article{allodium:452a9dd262bb4b76,
title = {Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Anxiety, Cognitive Avoidance, and Empathy of Couples Visiting Counseling Centers in Ahvaz City, Iran},
author = {Shabnam Mohammadian and Parviz Asgari and Behnam Makvandi and Farah Naderi},
year = {2021},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.32598/jrh.11.6.1889.1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.32598/jrh.11.6.1889.1}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Anxiety, Cognitive Avoidance, and Empathy of Couples Visiting Counseling Centers in Ahvaz City, Iran AU - Mohammadian, Shabnam AU - Asgari, Parviz AU - Makvandi, Behnam AU - Naderi, Farah PY - 2021 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.32598/jrh.11.6.1889.1 UR - https://doi.org/10.32598/jrh.11.6.1889.1 ER -
APA
Mohammadian, S., Asgari, P., Makvandi, B., & Naderi, F. (2021). Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Anxiety, Cognitive Avoidance, and Empathy of Couples Visiting Counseling Centers in Ahvaz City, Iran. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.32598/jrh.11.6.1889.1
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