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Miranisargazi N, dehnoo khalaji M, Morshedi Sherbaf S F, Samavi L, Bina M. Comparing the Effectiveness of Emotional Schema Therapy and Group Psychotherapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment Using the Matrix Method on Sexual Function and Personality Disorders in Women with Vaginismus. J Arak Uni Med Sci 2026; 28 (6) :450-458
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Narges Miranisargazi1 
, Mina Dehnoo khalaji2 , Seyedeh Fatemeh Morshedi Sherbaf3 , Leyla Samavi4 , Maeideh Bina5
, Mina Dehnoo khalaji2 , Seyedeh Fatemeh Morshedi Sherbaf3 , Leyla Samavi4 , Maeideh Bina5
1- Department of Educational Sciences , Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shiraz University, Iran
2- Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Higher Education, Hatef Branch, Zahedan, Iran
3- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Torbat Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Jam, Iran
4- Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
5- Department of Midwifery Counseling, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Iran ,m.bina2020@gmail.com
2- Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Higher Education, Hatef Branch, Zahedan, Iran
3- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Torbat Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Jam, Iran
4- Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
5- Department of Midwifery Counseling, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Iran ,
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Introduction: The problems in the field of sexual function and personality that most women with vaginismus face, highlight the need for research and increased attention to this area. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy and group psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment using the matrix method on sexual function and personality disorders in women with vaginismus.
Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, the statistical population included all women with vaginismus in Alborz, Kermanshah, and Torbat Jam. Among them, 60 were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups (20 in each group). The Women's Sexual Function Questionnaire (Rosen, 1997) and the Personality Disorder Questionnaire (Kohl & Kazen, 2009) were used to collect data. The first experimental group underwent emotional schema therapy intervention (10 sessions) and the second experimental group underwent group psychotherapy based on the matrix method of acceptance and commitment (6 sessions), and the control group was placed on the waiting list. Multivariate analysis of covariance, analysis of variance, and t-test were used to analyze the research data.
Results: The results indicated that there was a significant difference between emotional schema therapy and acceptance and commitment-based group psychotherapy and the control group in the post-test of sexual function variables (P=0.000, F=26.53) and personality disorders (P=0.000, F=7.27). Also, the effect size for sexual function variables and personality disorders in the first and second intervention groups and the control group was 49.7% and 33.9%, respectively.
Conclusions: The results of the present study showed that emotional schema therapy intervention has a greater effect on sexual function than group therapy based on acceptance and commitment using the matrix method, and group therapy based on acceptance and commitment using the matrix method has a greater effect on personality disorders in women with vaginismus than emotional schema therapy.
Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, the statistical population included all women with vaginismus in Alborz, Kermanshah, and Torbat Jam. Among them, 60 were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups (20 in each group). The Women's Sexual Function Questionnaire (Rosen, 1997) and the Personality Disorder Questionnaire (Kohl & Kazen, 2009) were used to collect data. The first experimental group underwent emotional schema therapy intervention (10 sessions) and the second experimental group underwent group psychotherapy based on the matrix method of acceptance and commitment (6 sessions), and the control group was placed on the waiting list. Multivariate analysis of covariance, analysis of variance, and t-test were used to analyze the research data.
Results: The results indicated that there was a significant difference between emotional schema therapy and acceptance and commitment-based group psychotherapy and the control group in the post-test of sexual function variables (P=0.000, F=26.53) and personality disorders (P=0.000, F=7.27). Also, the effect size for sexual function variables and personality disorders in the first and second intervention groups and the control group was 49.7% and 33.9%, respectively.
Conclusions: The results of the present study showed that emotional schema therapy intervention has a greater effect on sexual function than group therapy based on acceptance and commitment using the matrix method, and group therapy based on acceptance and commitment using the matrix method has a greater effect on personality disorders in women with vaginismus than emotional schema therapy.
Keywords: Emotional schema therapy, Group psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment using the matrix method, sexual function, Personality disorders, Vaginismus women
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