KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Applied Family Therapy Journal (AFTJ) 3041-8798 2 Serial Number 8 2021 12 01 The Effectiveness of Bowen's Intergenerational Therapy-Based Training and the McMaster Model in Improving Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Control of Men and Women on the Verge of Divorce The Effectiveness of Bowen's Intergenerational Therapy-Based Training and the McMaster Model in Improving Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Control of Men and Women on the Verge of Divorce 24 51 10.61838/kman.aftj.2.4.2 EN Journal Article <p><strong>Aim</strong>: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Bowen's intergenerational therapy and compare it with the McMaster model on anxiety, self-efficacy, and self-control of men and women on the verge of divorce.&nbsp;<strong>Methods</strong>: The present study was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test and the control group with a two-month follow-up. The statistical population consisted of men and women who visited counseling centers in District 6 of Tehran in 2020. After screening with&nbsp;<em>Zank Anxiety Scale</em>&nbsp;(1971), 45 men and women were selected by convenience method and were randomly assigned to experimental groups of Bowen's intergenerational model (n=15), experimental group of McMaster model (n=15), and the control group (n=15). Both experimental groups underwent Bowen's intergenerational model (1981) and McMaster model (2007) interventions for eight 90-minute sessions, and the control group did not receive any intervention. The research tools included the general self-efficacy scale by Sherer and Maddux (1982), and the self-control Scale by Tangney, Bamster, and Boone (2004). The data were analyzed using the mixed model repeated-measures analysis of variance.&nbsp;<strong>Results</strong>: The results indicated the effect of Bowen's intergenerational intervention on scores of anxiety (F=5.73, P=0.024), self-efficacy (F=6.16, P=0.019), and self-control (F=9.24, P=0.005), and also the McMaster model intervention on scores of anxiety (F=5.25, P=0.030), self-efficacy (F=8.56, P=0.007), and self-control (F=8.56, P=0.007), and the stability of the effects at the follow-up stage.&nbsp;<strong>Conclusion</strong>: The results of the study indicated that Bowen's intergenerational intervention and McMaster model were suitable methods to increase self-efficacy and self-control and decrease anxiety in women and men with marital conflict and on the verge of divorce.</p> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/aftj/article/download/801/889