Existential Humanistic Therapy with Couples and its Effect on Meaning of Life and Love Attitudes

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ID21476162
AuthorsMohammad Reza Jafari (0000-0001-7558-0351, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, corresponding author), Mohammad Reza Daei Jafari (Young Researchers and Elite Club, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran), Asghar Aghaei (0000-0003-1586-9692, Department of educational science and psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran), Marzieh Rashidi Rad (Department of psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran)
Year2020
Volume48
Issue5
Pages530-545
Publication date2020-10-19
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Family Therapy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-6187 • E-ISSN: 1521-0383
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01926187.2020.1770142
OpenAlexW3031360555
LanguageEN
References cited14

The 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

Epistemology · Existentialism · Humanism · Humanistic psychology · Logotherapy · Meaning of life · Multivariate analysis of variance · Population · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Philosophy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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