Journal of Women Interdisciplinary Researches

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based couple therapy on sexual satisfaction and self-differentiation among women affected by infidelity. The research employed a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, and control group. The statistical population included women affected by infidelity in Isfahan during the third quarter of 2023. A sample of 30 participants was selected through purposive sampling from the available population and assigned to experimental and control groups. Data were collected using the Larson Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire (1998) and the Drake and Murdock Self-Differentiation Questionnaire (2015). The mindfulness-based couple therapy intervention was conducted in accordance with Gerhart’s (2012) protocol over nine 90-minute sessions for the experimental group. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that mindfulness-based couple therapy had a significant effect on sexual satisfaction (P<0.05) and self-differentiation (P<0.05). These findings suggest that mindfulness-based couple therapy can be an effective intervention for enhancing sexual satisfaction and strengthening self-differentiation among women affected by infidelity.

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness on emotional regulation and forgiveness of women affected by infidelity. The research method was quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of the study were women affected by infidelity referring to welfare centers in Bojnourd in 2021, from which 30 people were selected as a sample by available sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (15 in each group). were replaced. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 60-minute mindfulness treatment and the control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the study. The research instruments included Ray (2001) Forgiveness Questionnaire and Granfski & Kraj (2006) Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Research data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance using SPSS software version 24. The results showed that mindfulness treatment is effective on emotional regulation and forgiveness of women affected by infidelity (P<0.05). According to the findings of the study, it can be said that mindfulness treatment is an important and effective factor in increasing emotional regulation and forgiveness of women affected by infidelity.