Compassion-focused Therapy Effectively Reduces Self-criticism, Negative Thoughts, and Enhances Forgiveness in Women Post-marital infidelity

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CFT significantly enhances forgiveness in women affected by marital infidelity, and promotes emotional recovery.
The treatment resulted in a large effect size for self-criticism reduction, with ηp2=0.78 and Cohen’s d=2.34.
Women receiving CFT showed notable decreases in repetitive negative thoughts, validated by ANCOVA analysis.
Findings highlight the effectiveness of CFT for psychological well-being in women coping with marital infidelity.

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Quasi-experimental study shows compassion-focused therapy reduces self-criticism, indicating improved forgiveness for women post-infidelity.

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Quasi-experimental study shows compassion-focused therapy reduces self-criticism, indicating improved forgiveness for women post-infidelity.