The Effectiveness of Hold Me Tight Enrichment Program Based on Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy on Emotional Safety and Attachment Behaviors of Incompatible Couples

Document Type : Original Research

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

3 M.A. Department of Counseling, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Hold Me Tight Enrichment Program Based on Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy on Emotional Safety and Attachment Behaviors of Incompatible Couples. The research method was a single-case, of the type of Non-Concurrent Multiple Baseline, and the statistical population consisted of 60 couples referring to specialized family counseling centers in Bushehr. Using purposive sampling, 3 Incompatible couples were selected from among the volunteers referring to these centers, considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study and the responses to the Revised Emotional Safety Questionnaire (ISQ-R) and the Brief Accessibility, Responsiveness, and Emotional Engagement (BARE) Scale. The Hold Me Tight educational program was implemented for Incompatible couples in 8 two-hour sessions that held weekly. Visual drawing methods, clinically significant improvement, and Ingram's six clinical efficacy indices were used to analyze the data and evaluate the applied intervention. The findings showed that the Hold Me Tight enrichment program was effective on increasing Emotional Safety and improving Attachment behaviors on incompatible couples and was significant at the (P

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Biannual Journal of Applied Counseling
Volume 14, Issue 2
February 2025
Pages 1-15

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  • Receive Date: 31 December 2024
  • Revise Date: 23 January 2025
  • Accept Date: 03 February 2025

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