title: The Effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy on Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Adjustment of Infertile Couples with Marital Conflicts.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this investigation is to determine the efficacy of emotionally focused couples therapy (EFT-C) on enhancement of marital adjustment in infertile couples.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a semi-experimental study with a pre- and post-test design. We selected 30 infertile couples (60 subjects) by purposive sampling. Couples were randomly assigned to two groups, sample and control. Each group consisted of 15 couples who had marital maladjustment and low sexual satisfaction. Couples answered the marital adjustment and sexual satisfaction questionnaires at baseline after which the sample group received 10 sessions of EFT-C.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results of pre-test and post-test showed that EFT-C significantly impacted marital adjustment and sexual satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EFT-C had a significant effect on enhancement of satisfaction, cohesion and affectional expression. This approach impacted physical and emotional sexual satisfaction of infertile couples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Akbar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najafi
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Khodabakhsh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nasirudin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Javidi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Elnaz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoseini Kamkar
authors.affiliation: Abadan College of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Abadan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohamad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahboubi
keywords: Adjustment; Couples; Satisfaction; Sexual; Therapy