fa عمومى General پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Purpose</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy in the form of couple therapy on marital compatibility and metacognitive regulation of couples referring to counseling centers.</span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Methods</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">: This is a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of couples referring to counseling centers in Tehran. After conducting a pre-test, 30 couples were selected as the sample group and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people) and control groups (15 people). The instruments used in this study were the Metacognitive Beliefs Questionnaire (MCQ-30) and the Modified Marital compatibility Scale. Schema therapy sessions in the form of couple therapy were implemented for 10 sessions of 60 minutes on the experimental group, but no intervention was applied to the control group. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.</span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Results</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">: The results of data analysis in two stages of test implementation in two experimental and control groups confirmed the effectiveness of schema therapy in the form of couple therapy on Marital compatibility and metacognitive regulation of couples with 0.99 confidence.</span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Conclusion</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">: Schema therapy in the form of couple therapy can be used to improve marital compatibility and metacognitive regulation of couples and provide desirable results.</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Family-centered,Recovery management,Addiction prevention,addiction relapse, Hospitalized addicts, 1 6 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-680&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Nazanin Likooshi 10031947532846008318 0009-0009-3200-4763 Yes Master of Science in General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch Zahra Nekoonam Azad 10031947532846008319 10031947532846008319 No Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Semnan Branch, Semnan Nasibeh Yarmohammadi Akhi Jan 10031947532846008320 10031947532846008320 No Master of Science in General Psychology, Payam Noor University, Bonabshahr, Bonab