Effectiveness of Counseling Based on Mindfulness and Acceptance on the Marital Conflict of Intercultural Married Women in Iran

Abstract

This research explores the effects of counseling based on mindfulness and acceptance on the marital conflict of intercultural married women in Iran. The population of this study was all intercultural married women in Isfahan city, Iran. After interviewing for finding suitable participants, a total number of 30 participants were recruited and assigned to two matched groups of control and experiment. Participants in both groups were asked to complete a demographic questionnaire and revised marital conflict questionnaire. Experimental group then completed the 8 weekly, 90 min counseling based on Gehart’ treatment plan (Mindfulness and acceptance in couple and family therapy, Springer, New York, 2012), the control group did not receive any intervention. After the completion of the counseling, participants in both groups were asked to complete the questionnaires as post-test. Results indicate that this program affected marital conflict in participants and significantly decrease it. Due to numerous Challenge in the life of intercultural couples, designing and implementing effective intervention plans seems necessary and constructive. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.