integrative couple therapy on improving marital satisfaction and marital intimacy in incompatible couples: an experimental study

Objective: the present study examined the effectiveness of integrative couple therapy (ict) in improving marital satisfaction and intimacy in incompatible couples. methods: the current research method was a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test with an experimental and control group. the statistical population of the present study included all couples with marital discord which were referred to the counseling centers of tabriz city, iran in, 2023-2024. among them, a sample of 40 couples with incompatible statuses was selected using the convenience sampling method and according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. they were randomly selected and assigned to the ict group (n=20) and control group (n=20). data collection tools included the bagarozi marital intimacy questionnaire, enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire, and ict package. univariate and multivariate variance analysis methods were used to check the hypotheses.results: the results showed that ict improves the components of marital satisfaction and the components of marital intimacy, and this difference was significant at the p<0.01 level. conclusion: based on the obtained results, we conclude that ict helps couples show their emotions, and in this way, they can change the rules that prevent them from establishing emotional relationships.