KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) KMAN Counseling & Psychology Nexus 3041-9026 2 Serial Number 3 2024 06 01 The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy on Marital Intimacy and Marital Satisfaction The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy on Marital Intimacy and Marital Satisfaction 216 223 10.61838/kman.psynexus.2.1.29 EN Journal Article 2024 03 27 <p>The present study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy on marital intimacy and marital satisfaction among couples referring to counseling centers in Shahreza. This research utilized a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test–post-test and control group. The statistical population included all couples who referred to counseling centers in Shahreza, among whom 30 couples were selected as the sample through convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Marital Intimacy Questionnaire by Olia et al. (2006) and the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire by Olson (1998). The intervention employed Michael Free’s (2015) group-based cognitive-behavioral therapy protocol. The results indicated that cognitive-behavioral couple therapy had a significant effect on increasing marital intimacy and marital satisfaction among the couples referring to counseling centers in Shahreza. The effect size showed that 37.9% of the changes in marital intimacy and 36.6% of the changes in marital satisfaction were attributable to the cognitive-behavioral couple therapy intervention. Therefore, cognitive-behavioral couple therapy can be utilized to enhance marital intimacy and marital satisfaction.</p> https://www.journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/psychnexus/article/download/4182/7224