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        1 - The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Marital Satisfaction and Marital Adjustment in Couples Khoy City
        Akbar Soleimannezhad Norieh Hajizadeh
        The present study aimed to investigate the effects of schema therapy on marital adjustment and marital satisfaction in couples referring to health centers of Khoy city. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design, a control group, and a fol More
        The present study aimed to investigate the effects of schema therapy on marital adjustment and marital satisfaction in couples referring to health centers of Khoy city. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design, a control group, and a follow-up stage. The Statistical population composes of all married women aged 25-40 referring to health centers of Khoy city year 2019. The sampling process was conducted with a random method of simple sampling; 60 women were chosen as sample groups and were determined randomly into experimental groups (n=30) and control groups (n=30). The experimental group received the initial maladaptive Yang et al. (2003) schema therapy for ten 90-minute sessions, and the control group was placed on the waiting list. The research tools included the Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire (Enrich, 1989) and Instrument included marital adjustment questionnaire (Spanier,1976). Descriptive statistical indexes and analysis of covariance test were applied orderly to data description and testing of research hypotheses. These results showed that Schema therapy affects marital satisfaction and adjustment, and this effect was stable at the follow-up stage. Also, the results of the covariance analysis showed that the interaction schema therapy effect on the marital satisfaction and adjustment components was significant (P<0.05). Regarding the results search, it possibly concluded that schema therapy is an effective intervention in increasing couples’ marital satisfaction and marital adjustment. Manuscript profile
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        2 - The moderating role of spiritual well-being in the relationship between sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction of married women in Tehran
        Samaneh Farahani Gholamreza Maarefi Zahra Khaksari Samaneh Shakeri Hossein Abad
        One of the most important and complex aspects of married life is marital satisfaction, which plays a significant role in the strength and stability of marital relationships. Various factors are effective in providing marital satisfaction. One of the most important of th More
        One of the most important and complex aspects of married life is marital satisfaction, which plays a significant role in the strength and stability of marital relationships. Various factors are effective in providing marital satisfaction. One of the most important of them is the sexual satisfaction of spouses with each other, which in turn is affected by other factors, such as spiritual well-being. This study aimed to investigate the moderating role of spiritual well-being in the relationship between sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction of married women in Tehran. The present study was a descriptive correlation. The statistical population of the present study includes married people in Tehran in 1400. by available sampling method, 167 people were selected to participate in this study. Data collection tools included the Spiritual Welfare Scale, the Sexual Satisfaction Scale, and the Glombock-Right Marital Status Questionnaire. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used to analyze the data under SPSS software version 22. The results showed that the correlation coefficient between sexual satisfaction (0.37**) and spiritual well-being (0.31**) with marital adjustment was significant at the level of 0.01. Spiritual well-being also had a moderating role in the relationship between sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment (P <0.05). According to the results of the present study, sexual satisfaction and spiritual well-being have the ability to predict marital adjustment in women, and therefore these results can be attributed to professionals active in the field of couples and families to promote marital satisfaction in clients. Manuscript profile
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        3 - The Relationship Between Body Image and Sexual Function and Marital Adjustment with the Mediating Role of Mental Health
        بیتا نصرالهی samira ghadimi
        This study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between body image and sexual function and marital adjustment with the mediating role of mental health in married women of Tehran. The statistical population of the research was formed by all the marr More
        This study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between body image and sexual function and marital adjustment with the mediating role of mental health in married women of Tehran. The statistical population of the research was formed by all the married women of Tehran city in 1400-1401.From statistical population, 406 people were selected and studied as available sampling. To collect the data, Bron et al.'s Body Image Questionnaires (MBSRQ), Rosen et al.'s Women's Sexual Function (FSFI), Goldenberg's Mental Health (GHQ-28) and Graham B. Spanier's Marital Adjustment Questionnaire (DAS) were used. After collecting and extracting the data, the structural equation modeling method was used to test the hypotheses of the current research. In this research, AMOS software version 25 and SPSS version 24 were used.The results showed that:Body image had a positive and significand direct effect on sexual function (p<0/05, β=0/31) and marital adjustment (p<0/01, β=0/117). mental health had a negative and significant direct effect on sexual function (p<0/01, β=-0/37) and also on marital adjustment (p<0/01, β=-0/548). mental health had a positively and significantly mediates the indirect effect of body image on sexual function (p<0/01, β=0/111) as well as the indirect effect of body image on marital adjustment (p<0/01, β=0/164). In general, the results showed that body image had an effect on sexual function and marital adjustment both directly and through the mediation of mental health – it fits with the collected data. Manuscript profile