The Effectiveness of Couple Ego Training on Positive and Negative Emotional Experiences towards the Spouses in Women Suffering from Domestic Violence

Abstract

Introduction and Aim: Women suffering from domestic violence have problems in perceiving positive and negative emotional experiences towards the spouses. Therefore, the present research was conducted with the aim of determine the effectiveness of couple ego training on positive and negative emotional experiences towards the spouses in women suffering from domestic violence.

Methodology: The present research was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design along with a control group. The population of the present study was women who had been subjected to violence and referred to counseling centers of Isfahan city in 2024 year. The research sample was 40 people who were selected after reviewing the inclusion criteria using the available sampling method and randomly assigned to two equal groups. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 90 minute by couple ego training for two months (one session per week), and the control group remained on the waiting list for training. Research data were collected with the Emotional Experience towards the Spouse scale (Yousefi et al., 2023) and analyzed using analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni post hoc test in SPSS software.

Findings: The results of this research showed that couple ego training significantly increased positive emotional experience towards spouse and significantly decreased negative emotional experience towards spouse in women suffering from domestic violence, and the results remained at the follow-up stage (P<0.001).

Conclusion: According to the results of this study, counselors, psychologists, and therapists can use the couple ego training method alongside other effective educational and therapeutic methods to improve emotional experience.