investigating the effectiveness of schema therapy on metacognitive beliefs, marital compatibility and resolution of couples' conflicts in the first five years of marriage

Purpose: the purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy on metacognitive beliefs, marital compatibility and resolution of couples' conflicts in the first five years of marriage.method: the research sample includes 110 couples (55 couples in the experimental group, 55 couples in the control group) from couples who had conflicts, were in the first five years of marriage, and referred to counseling clinics in karaj. the samples were selected as available and voluntary sampling. the research design is pre-test-post-test with a control group. the research tools include the metacognitive beliefs questionnaire (mcq-30), the modified marital compatibility scale, and the marital conflicts questionnaire, and the analysis of covariance method was used to analyze the data.findings: the results of the research showed that schema therapy promoted metacognitive beliefs and increased marital compatibility and the ability to resolve couples' conflicts in the first five years of marriage in the experimental group compared to the control group.conclusion: in the schema therapy approach, couples learn to consider themselves responsible for changing their behavior and test their perception with reality. it is suggested that this approach be used to promote metacognitive beliefs and increase marital compatibility and the ability to resolve couples' conflicts in the first five years of marriage.