ABSTRACT

Objective: Infidelity causes mental health problems, family disruptions, rumination about events and changes in women’s beliefs about the disloyal person. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based schema (MBS) therapy and forgiveness therapy in emotional responses, cognitive distortions and self-compassion of women affected by infidelity. Method: It was an experimental research with a pretest-posttest and follow-up design. Eighty-one women affected by infidelity were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The experimental groups received interventions for ten 90-minute weekly sessions. Participants completed the questionnaires in the pretest, post-test and follow-up. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used for statistical analysis. Results: Both experimental groups were significantly different from the control group (p<.01). Forgiveness therapy was more effective in emotional responses and self-compassion in the post-test (p<.01) and follow-up (p<.001) stages. MBS therapy was more effective in cognitive distortions in the post-test and follow-up stages (p<.001). Participants of experimental groups were responders and satisfied with treatment and had a good therapeutic relationship. Conclusion: Given the type of problems faced by women affected by infidelity, forgiveness therapy and MBS therapy can be used to reduce mental sufferings and communication problems.

摘要

目的：不忠会导致心理健康问题、家庭破裂、对事件的反省以及女性对不忠者的看法发生变化。本研究旨在比较基于正念的图式（MBS）疗法和宽恕疗法在受不忠影响的女性的情绪反应、认知扭曲和自我同情方面的有效性。方法：采用前测后测和后测设计的实验研究。81 名受不忠影响的女性被随机分配到两个实验组和一个对照组。实验组每周接受十次 90 分钟的干预。参与者完成了前测、后测和后续的问卷调查。重复测量方差分析用于统计分析。结果：两个实验组均与对照组有显着差异（p <.01）。宽恕疗法在后测 ( p< .01) 和后续 ( p <.001) 阶段的情绪反应和自我同情方面更有效。MBS 治疗在测试后和随访阶段对认知扭曲更有效（p <.001）。实验组参与者均为反应者，对治疗满意，治疗关系良好。结论：鉴于受不忠影响的女性所面临的问题类型，宽恕疗法和 MBS 疗法可用于减少精神痛苦和沟通问题。