Enhancing Empathic Functioning in Married Individuals Experiencing Marital Conflict Through Mentalization-Based Therapy in Iran

After controlling for pretest empathy, the experimental group showed significantly higher posttest empathy than the control group, F(1, 27) = 12.643, p = 0.001, partial η 2 = 0.319. The findings provide preliminary evidence that participation in MBT may be associated with improved self-reported empathy in this population.