Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Depression in Women with Marital Conflicts

Abstract

The purpose of this research was determination of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on depression in women with Marital Conflicts in Isfahan. The research used a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest-follow-up design and a three months. For this purpose, 40 women were selected by purposeful sampling from women who had referred to psychological Clinics. They were randomly divided into two groups of experiment and control. Both groups were tested for marital satisfaction and depression both before and after the training (10 sessions for 2 hours) and 3 months later .Results of the variance analysis showed a significant reduction of depression at the posttest and follow-up stage (P<0.002). The findings confirm the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy on depressed women with marital conflicts.