The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Couple Therapy on Sleep Quality and Rumination among Women with Marital burnout

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Cano's mindfulness-based couple therapy (۲۰۱۸) on sleep quality and rumination in women experiencing marital burnout.Methods:  This research employed an experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included all women with divorce experience through the "Masir" system who visited counselling centres for psychological services from December ۲۰۲۳ to January ۲۰۲۴ in Urmia. The sample consisted of ۴۰ participants selected based on convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Pines Marital burnout Scale (۱۹۹۶), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) by Buysse et al. (۱۹۸۹), and the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) by Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow (۱۹۹۱). Cano's mindfulness-based couple therapy was conducted in a group format over six ۶۰-minute sessions for three weeks (two sessions per week) at one of the counseling centers, while the control group received no intervention. Data analysis was performed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), in SPSS ۲۲.Results: The results indicated Cano's mindfulness-based couple therapy intervention led to an increase in the mean scores of the experimental group compared to the control group in sleep quality and their dimensions, except for medication use. Conversely, it resulted in a decrease in mean rumination scores and its dimensions among women experiencing Marital burnout seeking divorce (P ≤ ۰.۰۰۱).Conclusion: The findings suggest that Cano's (۲۰۱۸) mindfulness-based couple therapy is an effective intervention for improving sleep quality and reducing rumination and their associated dimensions among women seeking divorce. Accordingly, mental health professionals, family counselors, and policymakers may consider integrating this therapeutic approach into preventive and supportive programs designed to strengthen marital relationships and mitigate factors associated with divorce.

کلیدواژه ها:

Couple therapy ، mindfulness ، Marital burnout ، Sleep quality ، rumination