The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Marital Satisfaction and Cognitive Flexibility among Married Employees of the Welfare Office
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The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Marital Satisfaction and Cognitive Flexibility among Married Employees of the Welfare Office
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The finding that ACT decreased anxiety, cognitive avoidance, and increased empathy is consistent with the research results of Moradzadeh and Pirkhaefi [20], Khoramnia et al. [31], and Heydari et al. [32].
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The Results (pp. 1–7; page not specified in our copy) report that ACT increased marital satisfaction and cognitive flexibility among married welfare-office employees, so the study is broadly consistent with a beneficial effect of ACT. It does not report decreases in anxiety or cognitive avoidance, or an increase in empathy; those specific outcomes are not supported by this source. (LLM, conf=0.78)
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- Authors
- Moradzadeh, F., Islamic Azad University, G. B., Pirkhaefi, A., & Islamic Azad University, G. B.
- Affiliations
- Islamic Azad University of Garmsar (IR)
- Corresponding author
- Pirkhaefi, Alireza
- Venue
- Iranina Journal of Psychiatric Nursing
- Published
- 2018-02-01
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1-7
- ISSN
- 2345-2501 (ISSN-L)
- 2345-2528
- OpenAlex
- W2786680832
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 1.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- نشریه روان پرستاری (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- acceptance and commitment therapy, marital satisfaction, cognitive flexibility, married employees, psychological intervention effectiveness
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