[ effect of brief solution-focused couple therapy approach on couples' marital adjustment in men and women prone to divorce in 2010-2011 in Isfahan]

Adjustment is not automatically created, it needs couples' attempt. In the first year of marriage, adjustment is very unstable and has the highest risk of maladjustment and divorce. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of brief solution - focused couple therapy approach on increasing couples' adjustment in men and women prone to divorce in 2010-2011 in Isfahan. This semi - experimental research contains a pretest, post test with control and experimental groups. The statistical population was couples' who referred themselves to crisis intervention centers. The sampling was 32 couples who were randomly selected and set in control and experimental groups. Demographics questionnaire and Spanier marital adjustment scale were used. The data was analyzed by SPSS. Data analysis results showed that brief solution- focused couple therapy is effective on marital adjustment [P<0.001]. Related to couples' adjustment dimensions, it showed that brief solution-focused couple therapy was effective on cohesion [P<0.002] but did not affect significantly on agreeableness and satisfaction dimensions. Since the divorce rate is increasing in our country, this therapeutic approach can help couples to increase marital adjustment and prevents divorce through various effective solutions

Effect of attachment-based couple therapy on sexual satisfaction and intimacy

Seeking and keeping close relationship with relatives, particularly with spouse, is an important principle in lifetime. The present study was planned to assess the effect of attachment-based couple therapy on sexual intimacy and satisfaction. In this semi-experimental pretest-posttest study, 30 couples who were referred to Isfahan Cultural House were selected and randomly divided to two equal experimental and control groups. At first, sexual satisfaction and intimacy questionnaires were administered to both groups as the pretest, then experimental group experienced 8 attachment-based couples therapy session. Posttest was administered 2 weeks later and finally follow-up test was performed 2 months later. SPSS version 13 software, descriptive statistical indices and ANCOVA tests used to analyze data. Attachment-based couple therapy significantly improved sexual satisfaction in both posttest [F=512.211, P<0.001] and follow-up stages [F=789.405, P<0.001], as well as sexual intimacy improvement in posttest [F=818.63, P<0.001] and follow-up stages [F=1706.63, P<0.001]. Couple therapy based on attachment theory ameliorates marital relationship by improvement of sexual satisfaction and intimacy

[On the relationship between sexual satisfaction and marital commitment among couples in Shahreza city, central part of Iran]

Love and libido are basic needs of human being which if they are not satisfied, different signs and symptoms such as physical illness, depression, marital dissatisfaction and even divorce may occur. The present study conducted to estimate the relationship of marital commitment and sexual satisfaction in couples of Shahreza City [2008]. This research was a descriptive correlational study. The sample included 42 couples [84 persons] that were randomly selected from families' public health files in health centers in Shahreza City by two stages cluster sampling. Marital commitment questionnaire and self-made questionnaire of sexual satisfaction were used for gathering information. Data were analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficient and independent t test. Results indicated that relationship between sexual satisfaction and marital commitment was significant [P<0.001, r=0.475]. Also there were significant relationships between duration of marriage and sexual satisfaction [P=0.013] and marital commitment [P=0.021]. Less duration of marriage related to more marital commitment and sexual satisfaction. Moreover results showed the significant relationship between sexual satisfaction and education [P=0.042], and increase of educational level related to more sexual satisfaction. Increasing in sexual satisfaction has effective role in marital commitment