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Community Health Journal

Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy on Conflict Management Styles of High-Conflicted Couples

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
R Sheykhhadi 1
Y Madani 2
M Gholamali Lavasani 3
1 MSc, Dept of educational psychology & counseling, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant prof, Dept of educational psychology & counseling, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate prof, Dept of educational psychology & counseling, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22123/chj.2018.111153.1070
Abstract
Introduction: One of the most important factors which may have a positive or negative effect on couples' relationships is the style by which they manage their conflicts. Recently, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has published a book to solve marital conflicts, theoretically. The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on conflict management styles of high-conflicted couples.

Materials and Methods: The present study was quasi-experimental with a pre- and post- test design. Thirty couples from all conflicted-couples living in Qom were selected (how???) and replaced by random sampling in the experimental and control groups. For pre-test and post-test, the data collecting tool was a questionnaire derived from Rahim Conflict Management Styles second edition. The experimental group received 11 weekly, 2-hour sessions of dialectic behavior therapyand the data were then analyzed using MANOVA.

Results: The results of multivariate covariance analysis for constructive conflict solving styles (F=51.21), unconventional conflicts (F=46.15) showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups (p
Keywords
Dialectical behavior therapy
Conflict management Styles
Couples
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