Journal of Counseling Research

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of couples therapy based on the ecological model in reducing marital conflicts and desire to divorce in couples. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study with control and treatment groups. The statistical population of this study consisted of all of the couples referred to State Welfare Organization in city of Markazi (Iran). The sample consisted of 30 couples who were randomly divided into two groups (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). The data gathering tools in this study were marital conflict scale (Sanaee, 2012) and the Divorce Tendency Scale (Roswelt, Jonson &, Moro, 1986). Results: The results showed that couples therapy based on the ecological model has a meaningful positive effect on reducing marital conflicts and divorce tendency (p<0/05). Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that interventions using ecological model is effective in reducing tendency for divorce.