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Gholamreza Nasiri, Mahmoud Najafi, Siavash Talepasand, Shahrokh Makvand Hosseini,
Volume 18, Issue 70 (7-2019)
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy and cognitive behavior therapy on well-being and depression and in adolescents with depression symptoms
Method: This was a quasi-experiment with pretest /posttest method and control group. Study sample included all the adolescents with depression who referred to counseling centers and psychiatric services in sari, Iran, in the year 2017. 51 patients were selected using random sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. The positive psychotherapy experimental group was under treatment within 10 sessions, and the cognitive behavior experimental therapy was under treatment within 8 sessions, each session of 90 minutes weekly, while the control group received no treatment. The data collecting instruments used in this study were children´s depression inventory (CDI) and Riff´s psychological well-being questionnaire (RSPWB).Findings: Data analysis by using multivariate covariance method showed that both positive psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy had significant effects on increasing well-being but the efficiency of positive psychotherapy in increasing well-being was more significant compared to cognitive behavioral therapy. Also, in the analysis the two methods of psychotherapies on depression, there has been a significant difference between the control and the experiment groups. While the two therapetical approaches were equally effective in reducing depression. Conclusion: Due to emphasis on the different psychological aspects and some common treating features, the two therapetical models of positive psychotherapy and cognitive behavior therapy were equally effective in reducing depression. But positive psychotherapy is more effective than cognitive behavioral therapy in increasing psychological well-being. So, as one of the clinical interventions, positive psychotherapy can be used by experts and school counselors.
Moein Farokhtaj, Sayed Ali Marashi, Seyed Esmaeil Hashemi,
Volume 24, Issue 96 (1-2026)
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy and schema therapy on divorce tendency and marital interactions among couples seeking divorce with less than five years of marital life.
Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental design with two intervention groups (positive psychotherapy and schema therapy) and one control group, conducted in three phases: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. The statistical population included all couples with less than five years of marriage who referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz in 2023 for divorce proceedings. A total of 45 couples were selected through purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to three groups (15 couples in each group). The control group received no intervention. The positive psychotherapy group participated in eight 90-minute treatment sessions, and the schema therapy group received seven 90-minute intervention sessions. Data were collected using the Divorce Tendency Scale developed by Rosset et al. (1986) and the Marital Interaction Stability Questionnaire designed by Gottman (1999). Data analysis was performed using ANCOVA and repeated-measures ANOVA in SPSS.
Findings: The findings indicated that both schema therapy and positive psychotherapy were effective in reducing divorce tendency and improving marital interactions in couples seeking divorce during the post-test and follow-up phases (p < .001). Positive psychotherapy was more effective than schema therapy in enhancing marital interactions among couples with less than five years of marriage (p < .001). However, schema therapy showed greater effectiveness than positive psychotherapy in reducing divorce tendency (p < .01).
Conclusion: The results demonstrated that positive psychotherapy, by enhancing positive emotions and increasing intimacy, is more effective in improving marital interactions.
