KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Applied Family Therapy Journal (AFTJ) 3041-8798 2 Serial Number 7 2021 09 01 Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Couple Burnout, Alexithymia, and Quality of Life of Women Affected by Marital Infidelity Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Couple Burnout, Alexithymia, and Quality of Life of Women Affected by Marital Infidelity 73 91 10.61838/kman.aftj.2.3.4 EN Journal Article Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in alexithymia, couple burnout, and quality of life of women affected by marital infidelity. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a one-month follow-up. The statistical population included women who were betrayed and referred to counseling centers in Mashhad, from which 20 women were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental (n = 10) and control groups (n = 10). The study tools included the Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS) (1994), the couple burnout measure (CBM) of Pines (1996), and the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) of Ware & Sherbourne (1993). The experimental group received the ACT intervention of Eifert et al. (2009) for twelve sessions. Data were analyzed by repeated-measures ANOVA. Results: The results showed that ACT affected alexithymia (F = 7.74, P = 0.012), couple burnout (F = 9.32, P = 0.007), and quality of life (F = 10.93, P = 0.004) of women affected by marital infidelity and that this effect was stable during the follow-up phase. Conclusion: The results indicate that this treatment can be used to help betrayed women who are seeking recovery due to its psychological flexibility and emphasis on motivational and cognitive aspects.

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