Existential Humanistic Therapy with Couples and its Effect on Meaning of Life and Love Attitudes |
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| Authors: | Mohammad Reza Daei Jafari Asghar Aghaei Marzieh Rashidi Rad |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran;2. mohammadrezadaeijafari@khuisf.ac.ir;4. Department of educational science and psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran;5. Department of psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran |
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| Abstract: | AbstractThe study aims to explain Existential Humanistic Therapy with Iranian Couples and its Effect on Meaning of Life and Love Attitudes. The population consists of all married couples who have referred to counseling centers, whom 20 couples have been sampled randomly. The sample received psychotherapy training in thirteen sessions. After collecting questionnaires, the results were analyzed by MANOVA multi-variance analysis. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of existential psychotherapy on the participants’ attitude toward meaning in life. The results show that the couples who received existential therapies search more efficiently for meaning in life and try to improve their love attitudes. |
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| Keywords: | Existential humanistic therapy existential meaning of life love couples |
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