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Abstract

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Gottman Method Couple Therapy with Narrative Therapy on Couples Burnout and Marital Adjustment in Couple of Mashhad City

Vahid Bafandegan*  

The present study aims to comparison of the eï¬Â�?�?ectiveness of Gottman method couple therapy (GMCT) with narrative therapy on couples burnout and marital adjustment in couples this study was typed of experimental studies with pretest and posttest with control group. The study consisted of all couples referred to the counseling centers in mashhad city. A sample of 24 couples with conï¬Â�?�?ict was selected, then randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The couples burnout mature (CBM) pines and dyadic adjustment scale Spanier (DAS) was used for data collection, then based on 8 meetings 90 minutes for the experimental groups. The pre-test and post-test scores were analyzed using a MANOVA test in the SPSS 20 software. According to the results of showed Gottman method couple therapy more eï¬Â�?�?ective than other experimental group and control group so narrative therapy more eï¬Â�?�?ective than control group in both variables.