The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Islamic Couple Therapy on Improving Incompatible Attachment Styles of Couples

Document Type : Descriptive & Survey

Authors
Elena Fateminejad 1
Mohammad Bagher Hasanvand 2
khadijeh ahmadi 3
1 Master's degree (Level Three) in Family Counseling with an Islamic approach. Qasim ibn al- Hasan (AS) Seminary Higher Education Institute.Tehran,Iran
2 Assistant professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor of Quran and Hadith Department, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University. Tehran, Iran.
10.48311/eijh.31.3.7
Abstract


The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) model based on an Islamic approach on the attachment styles of incompatible couples. This research is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design. The statistical population consisted of all couples referring to the Ava-e Rahai Counseling Center in the second half of the year 1402 in Tehran, whose attachment scores differed by at least one standard deviation from secure attachment. Thirty-six volunteer couples were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The data collection tool was the Adult Attachment Inventory (AAI) by Basharat. The program was implemented for the experimental group over 10 counseling sessions of 90 minutes each, while the control group did not receive any training. Data analysis was performed using repeated measures analysis of variance (pre-test, post-test, follow-up) with SPSS24 software. Descriptive, analytical, and field examination of the issue indicated that the emotion-focused counseling model based on the Islamic approach could effectively transition incompatible couples from insecure to secure attachment and enhance emotional regulation. In the attachment styles component, there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test (P ≤ 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between the post-test and follow-up means with 95% confidence (P ≥ 0.05). This statistic indicates that the therapeutic effects on attachment were maintained until the follow-up stage

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The International Journal of Humanities
Volume 31, Issue 3
August 2024
Pages 92-112