Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy-based Skill Training on Distress Tolerance, Emotional Cognitive Regulation, and Marital Quality of Life in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages

Maryam Eyfarniyan; Farnaz Keshavarzi Arshadi; Fatemeh Golshani; Fariba Hassani; Behrooz Dolatshahee

doi:10.61838/kman.aftj.5.2.15

Authors

Maryam Eyfarniyan PhD student, Department of Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Farnaz Keshavarzi Arshadi * Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran far.keshavarzi@gmail.com

Fatemeh Golshani Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Fariba Hassani Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Behrooz Dolatshahee Department of Psycology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.aftj.5.2.15

Keywords:

Women with recurrent miscarriages, distress tolerance, emotional cognitive regulation, marital quality of life, Dialectical Behavior Therapy-based skill training

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-based skill training on distress tolerance, emotional cognitive regulation, and marital quality of life in women with recurrent miscarriages.

Methods: The population consisted of all women attending infertility clinics in Tehran during 2019-2020. A sample of 30 women was selected through convenience and purposive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 in each group). The instruments used in this study included: the Distress Tolerance Scale by Simons and Gaher (2005), Cognitive and Emotional Regulation Scale by Garnefski, Kraaij, and Spinhoven (2006), and Marital Quality of Life Scale by Fletcher, Simpson, and Thomas (2000). Repeated measures and a significance level of .05 were used for statistical analysis.

Findings: The results showed significant differences in means between the two groups at pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages, with significant improvements in distress tolerance, emotional cognitive regulation, and marital quality of life. The effect sizes of this treatment were 0.885, 0.910, and 0.983, respectively.

Conclusion: Given the confirmed effectiveness of the treatment, it is recommended that these women receive psychological treatments in conjunction with medical treatments.