The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the desire for divorce in families with addiction

Hadi Daneshparvar¹

1) Master of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan branch, Arsanjan, Iran

IOI Code : XEFZ-HCGCK
Publication : The Second National Conference on Psychotherapy in Iran(incpuma2.ir)
Abstract :
    The present study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the desire for divorce in families with addiction. A semi-experimental research method has been used in the pre-test-post-test method with a control group. The statistical population of this research included clients applying for divorce who were referred to psychological centers for addiction treatment in Shiraz city in 1400 due to addiction problems. The sampling method in this research was voluntary and purposeful sampling. In this research, the experimental group underwent group therapy training based on acceptance and commitment for 12 sessions. The research data were analyzed with the help of SPSS22 software and by using Mankova multivariate analysis of covariance test.The results indicated that. The results indicated that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment is significantly effective in increasing the intimacy of couples applying for divorce. Also, commitment-based acceptance therapy helps couples to experience negative thoughts and reactions related to couple relationships with people in new ways by increasing recognition and acceptance of the conscious mind, and as a result, have fewer problems with them.

Keywords : therapy based on acceptance and commitment divorce addiction