The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Therapy

INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Intervention group: The mindfulness training intervention includes 8 sessions of 120 minutes that are designed with the aim of increasing awareness of the present moment, non‐judgmental observation of experiences, and acceptance of thoughts and emotions. This program is implemented based on the protocol of Bowen et al. (2011; cited in Akbarpour et al., 2023). In the first session, participants become familiar with each other and the structure of the sessions is introduced, and exercises such as mindful raisin eating and body scan meditation are conducted to experience mindful attention. In the second session, awareness of thoughts and emotions and the way of managing intrusive thoughts are taught and sitting meditation is practiced. The third session is devoted to strengthening non‐judgmental observation through mindful seeing and listening exercises, the three‐minute breathing space practice, and mindful body movements. In the fourth session, participants become familiar with ways of responding to difficult situations and perform exercises such as sitting meditation and mindful walking. In the fifth session, sitting meditation and mindful body movements are reinforced and the application of mindfulness in daily activities is strengthened. The sixth session is devoted to awareness of thoughts and experiencing them as merely thoughts and learning skillful ways of coping with problematic thoughts. In the seventh session, the focus is on self‐care, identifying pleasant and unpleasant events, and planning to increase positive experiences in life. In the eighth session, all the learned skills are reviewed and integrated and strategies for continuing. Intervention 2: Control group: They do not receive any intervention or treatment. CONDITION: Marital Infidelity. ; Problems in relationship with spouse or partner Z63.0 PRIMARY OUTCOME: Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski et al., 2001). Psychological Pain. Timepoint: before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Psychological Pain Questionnaire (Orbach et al., 2003). INCLUSION CRITERIA: Be between 20 and 50 years old. Having at least a high school diploma Having at least three years of marital life At least si Xmonths have passed since the disclosure of the spouse’s infidelity Applying for divorce due to the spouse’s infidelity