the effectiveness of schema therapy in the form of couple therapy on marital compatibility and metacognitive regulation of couples referring to counseling centers

Purpose: the present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy in the form of couple therapy on marital compatibility and metacognitive regulation of couples referring to counseling centers.methods: this is a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and control group. the statistical population of the study consisted of couples referring to counseling centers in tehran. after conducting a pre-test, 30 couples were selected as the sample group and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people) and control groups (15 people). the instruments used in this study were the metacognitive beliefs questionnaire (mcq-30) and the modified marital compatibility scale. schema therapy sessions in the form of couple therapy were implemented for 10 sessions of 60 minutes on the experimental group, but no intervention was applied to the control group. analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.results: the results of data analysis in two stages of test implementation in two experimental and control groups confirmed the effectiveness of schema therapy in the form of couple therapy on marital compatibility and metacognitive regulation of couples with 0.99 confidence.conclusion: schema therapy in the form of couple therapy can be used to improve marital compatibility and metacognitive regulation of couples and provide desirable results.