اثربخشی ایماگوتراپی (تصویرسازی ارتباطی) در افزایش اعتماد بین ‌فردی و انعطاف‌پذیری شناختی زوج ‌های جوان

ازدواج روی سلامت شناختی، هیجانی و رفتاری زوج ‌های جوان تاثیر می‌گذارد. اعتماد بین فردی و انعطاف‌پذیری شناختی همسران در کارکرد خانواده تاثیر دارند. پژوهش حاضر با هدف تعیین اثربخشی ایماگوتراپی بر اعتماد بین‌فردی و انعطاف‌پذیری شناختی در زوج‌های جوان انجام شد. روش پژوهش نیمه‌‌آزمایشی بود. جامعه آماری زوج های جوان مراجعه کننده به مرکز مشاوره و  روان شناسی سلام در شهر اصفهان در سال 1400 بودند. به روش نمونه گیری هدفمند، 16 زوج واجد شرایط وارد مطالعه شدند. 8 زوج در گروه آزمایش و 8 زوج درگروه کنترل جایگزین شدند. ابزارهای پژوهش پرسش‌نامه های اعتماد در روابط بین فردی  rempel holmes (1986) و انعطاف پذیری شناختی(2010)  dennis and vander wal بودند که در سه مرحله روی هر دو گروه و برنامه ایماگوتراپی  muro et al (2016)در 10جلسه زوج درمانی 60 دقیقه‌ای برای گروه آزمایش اجرا و داده‌ها با استفاده از تحلیل اندازه‌‌گیری مکرر تحلیل شدند. نتایج نشان داد که ایماگوتراپی می‌تواند اعتماد بین‌فردی و انعطاف‌پذیری شناختی در زوج‌های جوان را افزایش دهد و این تاثیر در مرحله پیگیری پایدار ماند (001/0p<). بنابراین می توان نتیجه گرفت که ایماگوتراپی (تصویرسازی ارتباطی) در افزایش اعتماد بین‌فردی و انعطاف‌پذیری شناختی زوج‌های جوان تاثیر دارد. با توجه به کارآمدی این برنامه، پیشنهاد می‌شود برای بهبود اعتماد بین‌فردی و انعطاف‌پذیری شناختی زوج‌ها از این برنامه استفاده شود.

the effectiveness of imago therapy on increasing interpersonltrust and cognitive flexibility in young couples

trust in a marital relationship is a two-way characteristic which is often referred to by commitment and love (jan et al., 2010). in families where there is no loyalty, although divorce may not occur, spouses lose their peace and do not consider each other trustworthy (gingo et al, 2017). another variable related to family functioning is cognitive flexibility. cognitive flexibility is an individual’s ability to change cognitive cues to adapt to the changing environmental stimuli (gloster et al., 2017). cognitive flexibility creates fundamental changes in the reconstruction of individuals’ thoughts and improves interpersonal relationships. individuals with less cognitive flexibility will suffer while they adapt to new situations (khazaei babaei, 2022). it is very important to pay attention to the issues of young couples in order to prevent problems which threaten marital life (bradbury bodenmann, 2020). one therapeutic method to create a pattern of mutually constructive communication in marital relationships is imago therapy (nikoogoftar sangani, 2019). imago therapy is a therapeutic method which helps to improve couples’ communication, correct developmental fixations, and cure childhood injuries (knapp, 2022). this method makes couples evolve and creates calmness and intimacy in marital life (luquet muro, 2018). in the imago therapy process, couples examine the root of conflicts instead of solving them on the surface (matin hayati, 2018). couples can receive more genuine love and affection through changing unconscious marriage to conscious marriage (muro et al., 2016). imago therapy reconstructs the imaginary image of couples by presenting a realistic image of love, passion, and relationship (husseinpoor rezakhani, 2019).imago therapy is effective for young couples since it aims to make couples aware of the unconscious aspects of marital relationships, gain a true image of love, and reconstruct the imaginary image of couples. due to the special position of the family in society, the marriage of young people has become a major concern in iran. thus, the current research was conducted to examine the effectiveness of imago therapy in increasing interpersonal trust and cognitive flexibility in young couples. methodologythe research method was semi-experimental and the pretest-posttest design with one-month follow-up. the statistical population included young couples at salam counseling service center in isfahan in 2022. sixteen couples were selected through purposive sampling method; they were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups (n1=n2= 8 couples). the inclusion criteria were a score of 63 or lower in the interpersonal trust questionnaire, the passage of 5-6 years since the couple’s official marriage, informed consent to participate in the study, and willingness to do exercises related to the therapeutic interventions. moreover, the exclusion criteria included having the experience of remarriage, having severe marital conflicts, having a divorce request, and participating in counseling sessions or psychological workshops. rempel and holmes’ (1986) interpersonal trust questionnaire (irs) and dennis and vander wal’s (2020) cognitive flexibility questionnaire (cfi) were used to collect data. the imago therapy program of muro et al (2016) was implemented during ten sessions in the experimental group. data were analyzed using repeated measurement analysis and bonferoni’s post hoc test using spss software (version 23). resultsparticipants in the experimental and control groups were 50% male and 50% female.