Journal of Women Interdisciplinary Researches

Abstract According to recent statistics, at least 20 percent of men have committed infidelity at least once during their marriage. However, determining the prevalence rate of infidelity in Iran is not possible due to its taboo nature. Despite infidelity being the most painful violation in the marital bond, its prevalence has increased in recent decades. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy on distress tolerance in women affected by infidelity. This research, in terms of its objective, is an applied study, and in terms of its methodology, it is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design without a control group. The data collection tools in this study were the Distress Tolerance Scale by Simmons and Gaher (2005) and the Standard Marital Infidelity Questionnaire by Yenisari and Kokdemir (2006). Based on the study design, the sample consisted of 8 women affected by infidelity, who were purposefully selected according to the research criteria and were placed in the treatment group. They responded to the questionnaires in two stages: pre-test and post-test. Data analysis was conducted using the Pearson correlation coefficient test in SPSS software at two levels: descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results of this study showed that emotion-focused therapy can significantly reduce emotional distress in women affected by infidelity. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that emotion-focused therapy is effective in increasing emotional distress tolerance.

Abstract The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of community-based therapy and emotion-focused therapy on increasing distress tolerance and reducing suicidal ideation in Kurdish women. This study is applied in terms of its objective and  quasi-experimental in terms of data collection. The statistical population of the study included all women with marital problems in Kurdistan Province in 2023 (1402 in the Shamsi Calendar) who had marital issues and suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts, totaling 150 individuals. From this population, 45 individuals were selected using a convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group, with 15 participants in each. Initially, all participants completed the Distress Tolerance Scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005) and the Beck Suicide Ideation Scale (Beck, 1976). One experimental group underwent 10 sessions of community-based therapy, while the other received 8 sessions of emotion-focused therapy. The control group did not receive any intervention. After the intervention, all participants completed the research instruments again. To analyze the data, multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 23. Therefore, implementing community-based life reconstruction training and emotion-focused therapy protocols can lead to increased distress tolerance and reduced suicidal ideation in Kurdish women.