The Effectiveness of Emotion Focused Therapy on Alexithymia and Idealistic Marital Expectation in Perfectionism Neurotic Girls

Document Type : Original Research

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1 PhD student in counseling, Department of Counseling, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Susangard Branch, Islamic Azad University, Susangard, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Masjid Sulaiman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Masjid Sulaiman, Iran

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of Emotion Focused Therapy on Alexithymia and Idealistic Marital Expectation in Perfectionism Neurotic girls. The statistical population consisted of all Perfectionism Neurotic girls in Ahvaz. The research sample consisted of 5 girls that were selected according to the results of the neuroticism perfectionism questionnaires (NPQ), using purposeful sampling method. In this research, a single-case experimental design, type of concurrent multiple baseline designs was used. To evaluate the Alexithymia, Alexithymia Scale and Idealistic Marital Expectation, Marital Expectation Scale were used. The data was collected in three phases of baseline, during intervention, and three month follow-up. The findings indicate that the subjects in the treatment phase experienced improvement in Alexithymia (10/58) and Idealistic Marital Expectation (12/98), and in the follow-up in regards to Alexithymia (19/41) and Idealistic Marital Expectation (24/86). The change index was indicative of meaningful changes (z=1/96 α=0.05). Therefore, the research findings illustrated that Emotion Focused Therapy reduces Alexithymia and Idealistic Marital Expectation in Perfectionism Neurotic girls.

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Biannual Journal of Applied Counseling
Volume 14, Issue 1
May 2024
Pages 1-20

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History

  • Receive Date: 27 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 23 April 2023
  • Accept Date: 24 April 2023

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