Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal

en The Effectiveness of Choice Theory–Based Therapy on Love Trauma Symptoms and Negative Automatic Thoughts in Women Experiencing Emotional Divorce روان شناسی تکاملی Evolutionary Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;">Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Choice Theory–Based Therapy on love trauma syndrome and negative automatic thoughts among women experiencing emotional divorce who were referred to family counseling centers in Ahvaz. Methods: The research employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest–posttest control group. The statistical population included all women experiencing emotional divorce who attended family counseling centers in Ahvaz in 2025. A total of 30 participants were selected through purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (𝑛 = 15) and a control group (𝑛 = 15). Data were collected using the Emotional Divorce Questionnaire (Razaghi et al., 2008), the Love Trauma Syndrome Scale (Ross (1999), and the Negative Automatic Thoughts Scale (Hollon & Kendall (1980). The experimental group received Choice Theory–Based Therapy in eight 90-minute sessions, whereas the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and univariate ANCOVA in SPSS version 27. Results: The findings indicated that Choice Theory–Based Therapy significantly improved love trauma syndrome and negative automatic thoughts among women experiencing motional divorce (p<.01). Conclusions: Accordingly, it is recommended that this therapeutic approach be considered and applied in family counseling centers for women affected by emotional divorce.</div> Emotional divorce, Love trauma syndrome, Negative automatic thoughts, Choice Theory–Based Therapy 0 0 http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1158-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Parnian Mohammadi Moghaddam parnianm@iau.ac.ir 0000-0000-0000-0000 Yes M.A. in Counseling (Family Counseling), Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran Hamid Sabbaghian Baghdabad hamid.sabbaghiean@pnu.ac.ir 0009-0006-7762-0875 No Instructor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran Elham Gheisari Elhamg@iau.ac.ir 0000-0000-0000-0000 No M.A. in Educational Psychology, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Farzaneh Azimi Manaviyan Farzaneham@iau.ac.ir 0000-0000-0000-0000 No M.A. in Counseling, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran Roxana Tariqi Roxanat@yahoo.com 0000-0000-0000-0000 No PhD in Educational Psychology, Farhangian University, Resalat Campus, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran