The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Oriented Training on Differentiation and Marital Conflict among Women Referred to Health Centers in Tehran

Background and Objective: Due to the nature of couples' interactions, sometimes there is a difference of opinion, which in turn results in feeling of anger, disappointment, and dissatisfaction among couples. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based edu...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Mohammadipoor, Hamideh Shojaei
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018-11-01
Series:Salāmat-i ijtimā̒ī
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Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/en-ch/article/view/23520
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spelling doaj-301605b2a7694c5e8bc11734c6b5086a2021-02-02T06:46:24ZfasShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesSalāmat-i ijtimā̒ī2383-30332423-47022018-11-015218118811218The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Oriented Training on Differentiation and Marital Conflict among Women Referred to Health Centers in TehranMohammad Mohammadipoor0Hamideh Shojaei1Associate professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, IranPhD Condidate of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, IranBackground and Objective: Due to the nature of couples' interactions, sometimes there is a difference of opinion, which in turn results in feeling of anger, disappointment, and dissatisfaction among couples. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based education on the differentiation and marital conflicts among women referred to Health Centers in Tehran. Materials and Methods: This research method of this study was experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. Participants included women who went to Health Centers in Tehran. Participants were selected by simple random sampling and assigned to experimental and control groups. To obtain data, the Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ-R), and DSI (Differentiation Questionnaire) were used. Data analysis was performed by multivariate analysis of covariance using SPSS-21 software. Results: The mean (SD) age of participants in the experimental group and the control group was 34.4 (6.1) and 32.8 (5.6) respectively. Mindfulness-oriented education increased marital conflict scores (in terms of conflict reduction) in the experimental group from 26 (4.3) to 35.7 (4.4) (P<0.01) and differentiation from 42.5 (5.3) to 50.4 (8.5) (P<0.01). However, changes in marital conflict in the control group do not show a significant difference. Conclusion: Mindfulness-oriented education was effective in improving marital conflict and differentiation among women who were referred to Tehran's Health Centers.http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/en-ch/article/view/23520Mindfulness, Differentiation, Family conflict
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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Oriented Training on Differentiation and Marital Conflict among Women Referred to Health Centers in Tehran
Salāmat-i ijtimā̒ī
Mindfulness, Differentiation, Family conflict
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Hamideh Shojaei
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title The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Oriented Training on Differentiation and Marital Conflict among Women Referred to Health Centers in Tehran
title_short The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Oriented Training on Differentiation and Marital Conflict among Women Referred to Health Centers in Tehran
title_full The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Oriented Training on Differentiation and Marital Conflict among Women Referred to Health Centers in Tehran
title_fullStr The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Oriented Training on Differentiation and Marital Conflict among Women Referred to Health Centers in Tehran
title_full_unstemmed The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Oriented Training on Differentiation and Marital Conflict among Women Referred to Health Centers in Tehran
title_sort effectiveness of mindfulness-oriented training on differentiation and marital conflict among women referred to health centers in tehran
publisher Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
series Salāmat-i ijtimā̒ī
issn 2383-3033
2423-4702
publishDate 2018-11-01
description Background and Objective: Due to the nature of couples' interactions, sometimes there is a difference of opinion, which in turn results in feeling of anger, disappointment, and dissatisfaction among couples. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based education on the differentiation and marital conflicts among women referred to Health Centers in Tehran. Materials and Methods: This research method of this study was experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. Participants included women who went to Health Centers in Tehran. Participants were selected by simple random sampling and assigned to experimental and control groups. To obtain data, the Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ-R), and DSI (Differentiation Questionnaire) were used. Data analysis was performed by multivariate analysis of covariance using SPSS-21 software. Results: The mean (SD) age of participants in the experimental group and the control group was 34.4 (6.1) and 32.8 (5.6) respectively. Mindfulness-oriented education increased marital conflict scores (in terms of conflict reduction) in the experimental group from 26 (4.3) to 35.7 (4.4) (P<0.01) and differentiation from 42.5 (5.3) to 50.4 (8.5) (P<0.01). However, changes in marital conflict in the control group do not show a significant difference. Conclusion: Mindfulness-oriented education was effective in improving marital conflict and differentiation among women who were referred to Tehran's Health Centers.
topic Mindfulness, Differentiation, Family conflict
url http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/en-ch/article/view/23520
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