Effectiveness of Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) Intervention on Psychological Flexibility, Marital Disturbance and Marital Adjustment of Couples Facing Divorce

Introduction: The family, as the most important institution in the society, has always been faced with various harms throughout history, and the issue of divorce is the biggest problem of this social institution and one of the biggest dangers that threatens the society and the lives of couples. Therefore, the purpose of this research investigating the effect of metacognitive therapy (MCT) on psychological flexibility, marital disturbance, and marital adjustment of divorced couples. Method: statistical population of the research included couples applying for divorce who were referred to counseling centers and psychological services in Rasht city in ۲۰۲۰, and among these people there were ۳۰ couples who scored higher than the cut-off point in the scale of psychological flexibility marital disturbance and adjustment. They had obtained marital status through the available sampling method and were selected randomly in two experimental groups Controls were replaced. The experimental group was exposed to the independent variable (metacognitive therapy) for ۸ sessions of ۹۰ minutes. Descriptive statistics and covariance analysis test and SPSS version ۲۱ software were used to analyze the data. Findings: The results showed that metacognitive therapy (MCT) that can change the level of psychological flexibility, marital disturbance and marital adjustment of couples with a meaningful effect. Discussion and conclusion: It seems that metacognitive therapy (MCT) on psychological flexibility marital disturbance and marital adjustment of couples facing divorce as an approach Therapy can be effective in increasing psychological flexibility, reducing marital disturbance and increasing marital compatibility of couples.

Keywords:

Metacognition , Psychological Flexibility , Marital Disturbance , Marital Compatibility , Divorce