摘要：The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of training of emotionally focused approach and choice theory on couples’ marital satisfaction and burnout. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. The study population consisted of married couples with marital problems referred to Hamadan Counseling Center in 1398 and among them 30 couples were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into three equal groups. These groups received training 8 sessions (each session 90 minutes) of emotionally-focused approach and choice theory respectively. Subjects completed Enriche's Marital Satisfaction scale (1998) and Paines' Marital burnout scale in the pre-test and post-test. Multivariate analysis of covariance and post hoc tests were used to analyze the data. The results showed that both methods of emotionally focused approach and choice theory were effective on increasing marital satisfaction and reducing marital burnout in couples (p 0.05). According to the effectiveness of the two approaches of choice theory and emotion-based approach, these approaches can be used for psychological interventions of couples.
