Efficacy of Islamic Integrated Forgiveness Therapy (IIFT) in Marital Relationship

NCT07869433 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: ASRB 2018
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study was to test the indigenously developed and Islamic Integrated forgiveness therapy to deal the symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, anger and ruminations after the occurrence of marital transgression. The study utilized Qusai experimental research design. Non-probability convenience sampling strategy was utilized, and 50 participants (16 Men \& 34 Women), married for at least 3-years and who have experienced a marital transgression(s) were recruited. 27 in IIFT group and 23 in FT group, of age-range 28-38 years (M = 33.60, SD = 3.65) were enrolled for the study. Demographic Information Sheet, Marital Transgression Checklist, Enright's Forgiveness Inventory-30 (EFI-30), Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Marital Offence-Specific Forgiveness Scale (MOFS), Ruminations about the Transgressions, Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI); empathetic concern and perspective-taking, Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale (RSS) and Self-Transcendence Scale (STS) were used as an outcome measures. The results of the study, analyzed using SPSS-23, indicated that there were significant mean differences between the experimental group and the control group on the scores of forgiveness, depression, anxiety, stress, ruminations, marital offence specific forgiveness, religious and spiritual struggles, and self-transcendence indicating that Islamic Integrated Forgiveness Therapy was more effective in alleviating the symptoms.

Conditions

Marital Transgression; Marital Relationship; Forgiveness; Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Ruminations

Keywords

Marital Transgressions; Islamic Forgiveness; Resentment-Benevolent Motivations; Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Ruminations

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Enright's Forgiveness Inventory-30 (EFI-30)

  It measures forgiveness

  4 Months

• Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI)

  It measures empathetic concern and perspective-taking.

  4 Months

• Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21)

  It measures depression, anxiety and stress.

  4 Months

• Marital Offence-Specific Forgiveness Scale (MOFS)

  It measures resentment-avoidant motivations and benevolent motivations towards the offender.

  4 Months

• Ruminations about the Transgressions

  Measuring the ruminations about the transgressions

  4 Months

• Religious and Spiritual Struggles (RSS)

  It measures the religious and spiritual struggles.

  4 Months

• Self-Transcendence Scale (STS)

  It measures self-transcendence after the occurrence of marital transgression.

  4 Months

Study Arms (2)

IIFT

EXPERIMENTAL

Islamic Integrated Forgiveness Therapy (IIFT)

Other: Islamic Integrated Forgiveness Therapy (IIFT)

EFT

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Enright's Forgiveness Therapy was administered.

Other: Enright's Forgiveness Therapy (EFT)

Interventions

Islamic Integrated Forgiveness Therapy (IIFT) OTHER

IIFT utilizes the Islamic narratives, models, theological reflections, prophetic life stories from Quran and Sunnah.

IIFT

Enright's Forgiveness Therapy (EFT) OTHER

Enright's Forgiveness Therapy is a process based model targeting to deal interpersonal conflicts and transgressions.

EFT

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants married for at least 3 years, having at least one child (Fincham, Beach \& Davila, 2004)
• Participants who experienced a marital transgression(s) from 6 months to 1 year ago
• Participants who reported marital transgression with moderate level of hurt on Marital Transgressions Checklist
• Participants whose score fall in the category of Moderate Severity on DASS-21
• Participants scored low on Enright's Forgiveness Inventory-30 (EFI-30)
• Participants who wanted to apply an Islamic-oriented approach in therapy

You may not qualify if:

• Participants having a diagnosis of any physical or psychiatric illness
• Participants with any physical disability
• Participants taking any psychiatric medicines
• Participants experiencing continuous domestic violence, physical, emotional or sexual abuse
• Participants refused to forgive their transgressor / spouse

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of the Punjab: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan.

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Location

Related Links

• Understanding the Dynamics of Divine Forgiveness to resolve Interpersonal Transgressions: An Islamic Perspective

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders; Rumination Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Feeding and Eating Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD Scholar, Clinical Psychologist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 27, 2026
• First Posted: October 9, 2026
• Study Start: October 21, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 20, 2024
• Study Completion: August 20, 2024
• Last Updated: October 9, 2026

Record last verified: 2022-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)