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The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy on alexithymia and marital disaffection in working women experiencing marital conflicts. This research was applied in terms of purpose and used a semi-experimental method with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design, including a control group. The statistical population consisted of all working women with marital conflicts who were referred to counseling centers in Tehran in 2024. The sample included 30 participants who were randomly selected and homogenized by age into two groups: intervention and control. Participants completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale by Bagby et al. (1994) and the Marital Disaffection Scale by Kayser (1996) during the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up phases. Couple Emotion-Focused Therapy was conducted according to Johnson's protocol (2019) over 12 weekly sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA with significance levels set at 0.05 and 0.01, employing SPSS-22 software. The results showed that Couple Emotion-Focused Therapy significantly reduced alexithymia (P=0.001). The interaction effect of time and group also resulted in a significant decrease in alexithymia (P = 0.001) compared to the control group. Additionally, the therapy significantly reduced marital disaffection (P=0.001), with the time*group interaction showing a significant decrease in marital dissatisfaction (P=0.001) relative to controls. Overall, the findings indicate that Couple Emotion-Focused Therapy targeting emotional alexithymia and marital disaffection is effective for working women with marital conflicts.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of proactive personality on innovative work behavior and creativity of teachers through the mediation of intrinsic motivation and thriving at work. This study was correlation using descriptive methods and structural equation modeling for applied goals. In this regard, 250 people were selected from 711 senior high school teachers in Urmia City by stratified random sampling method and using Morgan Table. To collect data, the questionnaires, including Buck's proactive personality (2011), Scott and Bruce's innovative work behavior (1994), Tierney et al.'s work creativity (1999), Kern's thriving at work (2018), and Tierney et al.'s intrinsic motivation of employees (1999) were used. After confirming face and content validity, the construct validity of every questionnaire was calculated using confirmatory factor analysis and its concistency was calculated using Cronbach's Alpha. All variables had a Cronbach's alpha coefficient above 0.7. Data analysis was performed using SPSS and PLS3 software. The results of testing research hypotheses showed that the proactive personality had a positive effect on teachers' innovative work behavior and creativity and intrinsic motivation mediated this relationship. Also, teachers' work thriving as a result of these interactions increased creativity and innovation in the teaching process. Based on the findings, it was suggested that schools should strengthen teachers' proactive personality traits and intrinsic motivation by designing educational programs and workshops to develop creative skills. This will not only help improve the quality of teaching, but also can also lead to the creation of a dynamic and creative educational environment.