Investigating the Effect of Mindfulness Training on Perceived Stress of Maladjusted Couples

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of mindfulness training on treating perceived stress of marital maladjusted couples referring to the counselling centers in 2019. The methodology of the current study was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test as well as control group design. The statistical population of the research included maladjusted couples referring to the counselling centers. Having used purposefulsampling method, couples were randomly placed in two experimental and control groups. During data collection procedure, Cohen`s perceived stress questionnaire as well as Beer`s marital discord questionnaire were utilized. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were confirmed using content validity and Cronbach Alpha, respectively. Experimental group received mindfulness training for 8 sessions of 1.5 hours. Data were analyzed using Covarianceanalysis through SPSS software. The results of Covariance analysis indicated that mindfulness training significantly affected perceived stress and marital discord variables.

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Assistant Professor of Department of Psychology , Tabriz branch , Islamic Azad University , Tabriz Iran