Abstract

The present study aims to comparison of the effectiveness of Gottman method couple therapy (GMCT) with narrative therapy on couple’s burnout and marital adjustment in couples this study was typed of experimental studies with pretest and posttest with control group. The study consisted of all couples referred to the counseling centers in mashhad city. A sample of 24 couples with conflict was selected, then randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The couple’s burnout mature (CBM) pines and dyadic adjustment scale Spanier (DAS) was used for data collection, thenbased on8meetings 90 minutes for the experimental groups. The pre-test and post-test scores were analyzed using a MANOVA test in the SPSS 20 software. According to the results of showed Gottman method couple therapy more effective than other experimental group and control group so narrative therapy more effective than control group in both variable.

Abbreviations: GMCT: Gottman Method Couple Therapy; DAS:Dyadic Adjustment Scale;CBM: Couple Burnout Mature