KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Psychology of Woman Journal 3041-8615 6 Serial Number 24 2025 10 01 Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Behavioral Emotion Regulation and Marital Stress in Married Women Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Behavioral Emotion Regulation and Marital Stress in Married Women 1 9 10.61838/kman.pwj.4235 EN Journal Article 2025 03 07 <p><strong>Objective:</strong> The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) on behavioral emotion regulation and marital stress in married women.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials: </strong>This research employed a semi-experimental and applied methodology, utilizing a pre-test–post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all married women who visited counseling centers in Ramsar County during the first half of 2025. A total of 30 participants were selected using purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The research instruments included the Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire by Garnefski and Kraaij (2019) and the Stockholm Marital Stress Questionnaire developed by Orth-Gomer et al. (2000). Data analysis and hypothesis testing were conducted using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).</p> <p><strong>Findings: </strong>The results revealed a significant difference between the intervention and control groups in terms of the mean scores of behavioral emotion regulation and marital stress (p &lt; .001).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings favored the experimental group. Overall, the results indicated that Emotion-Focused Therapy led to a reduction in marital stress and an improvement in behavioral emotion regulation among married women.</p> https://www.journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/psywoman/article/download/4235/7594