Effectiveness of the 'Hold me Tight' Relationship Enhancement Program in a Self-referred and a Clinician-referred Sample: An Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy-Based Approach.

Abstract:

:While evidence-based couple therapies are available, only a minority of troubled couples seek help and they often do this too late. To reach more couples earlier, the couple relationship education (CRE) group program "Hold me Tight" (HmT) based on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) was developed. This study is the first to examine the effectiveness of HmT. Using a three-wave (waiting period, treatment, and follow-up) within-subject design, HmT was delivered to 79 self-referred couples and 50 clinician-referred couples. We applied a comprehensive outcome measure battery. Our main findings were that (1) self-referred couples significantly improved during HmT on all measures, that is relationship satisfaction, security of partner-bond, forgiveness, daily coordination, maintenance behavior, and psychological complaints, with a moderate-to-large mean effect size (d = .63), which was maintained (d = .57) during the 3.5 month follow-up; (2) in clinician-referred couples, who were vulnerable in terms of insecure attachment status and psychopathology, the improvement during HmT was moderate (d = .42), but this was reduced during the 3.5-month follow-up to a small effect (d = .22); (3) emotional functioning (typical HmT target) as well as behavioral functioning (typical Behavioral Couples Therapy-based CRE target) improved during HmT; and (4) individual psychological complaints, although not specifically targeted, were reduced during HmT. These findings suggest that HmT is a promising intervention for enhancement of relationship functioning. Clinical implications are discussed.

journal_name

Fam Process

journal_title

Family process

authors

Conradi HJ,Dingemanse P,Noordhof A,Finkenauer C,Kamphuis JH

doi

10.1111/famp.12305

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-09-01 00:00:00

pages

613-628

issue

3

eissn

0014-7370

issn

1545-5300

journal_volume

57

pub_type

临床试验,杂志文章
  • In-home treatment of families with seriously disturbed adolescents in crisis.

    abstract::This article describes an innovative Adolescent In-Home Treatment Program that was designed as a hospital alternative for families with adolescents in serious crises. Using multiple-impact, in-home, and in-office techniques, a mental health team systemically intervenes with families to assist them in resolving this ma...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1992.00135.x

    authors: Seelig WR,Goldman-Hall BJ,Jerrell JM

    更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00

  • The negotiation of values in therapy.

    abstract::Values are integral to all social systemic operations and therefore to the heart of the therapeutic process. For the therapist, values are an essential component in defining and assessing a problem, determining goals, and selecting therapeutic strategy. Therapists do not have a choice about whether they need to deal w...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1985.00323.x

    authors: Aponte HJ

    更新日期:1985-09-01 00:00:00

  • Scaffolding a community of competent practitioners: positioning and agency in a training program for narrative counseling.

    abstract::This article explores the scaffolding of learning experiences in a postgraduate program in New Zealand that offers training in narrative counseling. The authors draw on positioning theory to identify student shifts in learning, and in agency, that help build an increasingly skilled and peer-generated context for learn...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01387.x

    authors: Gremillion H,Cheshire A,Lewis D

    更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00

  • Extramarital Sex and Marital Dissolution: Does Identity of the Extramarital Partner Matter?

    abstract::Panel data from married adults (N = 1,853) in the General Social Survey, a probability sample of the adult household population of the United States, were used to evaluate (a) the longitudinal association between extramarital sex and marital dissolution 2 years later, (b) whether probability of marital dissolution dif...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/famp.12472

    authors: Labrecque LT,Whisman MA

    更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00

  • Exploration of a Marital Typology: Implications for Marital Functioning in a Multi-Ethnic Sample.

    abstract::Marital conflict is associated with multiple negative outcomes for couples, including marital dissatisfaction and divorce. Little research, however, has examined conflict in Hispanic/Latino couples or its association with marital satisfaction, which creates an unfortunate knowledge gap for clinicians working with dive...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/famp.12469

    authors: Lindahl KM,Malik NM,Wigderson S

    更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00

  • Helping parents deal with children's acute disciplinary problems without escalation: the principle of nonviolent resistance.

    abstract::There are two kinds of escalation between parents and children with acute discipline problems: (a) complementary escalation, in which parental giving-in leads to a progressive increase in the child's demands, and (b) reciprocal escalation, in which hostility begets hostility. Extant programs for helping parents deal w...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2001.4010100053.x

    authors: Omer H

    更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00

  • What are the Marital Problems of Happy Couples? A Multimethod, Two-Sample Investigation.

    abstract::How couples handle marital conflict may depend on what issues they are facing, as some issues may be more difficult to resolve than others. What is unclear, however, is what issues happy couples face and how these issues may be different for couples depending on their developmental stage. To explore this possibility, ...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/famp.12483

    authors: Rauer A,Sabey AK,Proulx CM,Volling BL

    更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00

  • Relational ethics in the novels of Charles Williams.

    abstract::In the novels of Charles Williams, characters are faced with the mundane but profound choice between "charity and selfishness," the City and Infamy. Williams' "way of exchange" and "doctrine of substitution" have direct parallels in contextual family therapy. In Descent Into Hell, he explores the long-term effects of ...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1987.00283.x

    authors: Vande Kemp H

    更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00

  • A typology of divorcing couples: implications for mediation and the divorce process.

    abstract::An experimental mediation procedure for the negotiation of divorce settlement agreements was studied through the intensive analysis of nine completed mediation cases. The audio recordings of mediation sessions and postdivorce interviews with both of the former marital partners provided the material on which the analys...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1980.00101.x

    authors: Kressel K,Jaffee N,Tuchman B,Watson C,Deutsch M

    更新日期:1980-06-01 00:00:00

  • Parent characteristics as antecedents of maternal gatekeeping and fathering behavior.

    abstract::The present study examined the role of prebirth parent characteristics as predictors of maternal gatekeeping (mothers' attempts to encourage or discourage fathers' interaction with their infant) and fathering behavior. Parents' idealization of their relationships within their families of origin, beliefs about the role...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2008.00268.x

    authors: Cannon EA,Schoppe-Sullivan SJ,Mangelsdorf SC,Brown GL,Sokolowski MS

    更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00

  • Dialogue and Dominance in Couple Therapy for Depression: Exploring Therapists' Responses in Creating Collaborative Moments.

    abstract::Previous investigations have found specific communication patterns in couples dealing with depression, specifically when depression concurs with conjugal conflicts. The presence of these patterns can reflect couples' difficulties in engaging in collaborative communication during their sessions, posing a real challenge...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/famp.12494

    authors: Artigas Miralles L,Vilaregut Puigdesens A,Feixas Viaplana G,Mateu Martínez C,Seikkula J,Vall Castelló B

    更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00

  • What does it mean to be relational? A framework for assessment and practice.

    abstract::The authors begin with a question regarding how to better draw upon relational thinking in making case assessments and treatment plans. They first address issues regarding the cultural construction of self and relationships, integrating women's psychology, family systems, and collectivist culture literatures within a ...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2006.00178.x

    authors: Silverstein R,Bass LB,Tuttle A,Knudson-Martin C,Huenergardt D

    更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00

  • Family of origin as a supervisory consultative resource.

    abstract::This article describes the rationale and methodology of a supervisory approach that recruits family-of-origin members as resources to help resolve professional dilemmas. We have found that professional impasses resonate with family-of-origin themes. As supervisory consultants, family-of-origin members have access to f...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2004.00028.x

    authors: Haber R,Hawley L

    更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00

  • The concept of collusion: a combined systemic-psychodynamic approach to marital therapy.

    abstract::The author presents some new theoretical aspects and therapeutic implications of the concept of Couples in Collusion, (22), first published in 1975. According to this concept, the emotional attraction in the selection of a mate is based on a fascinating, mutual, and alarming theme, shared by both partners in order to ...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1984.00177.x

    authors: Willi J

    更新日期:1984-06-01 00:00:00

  • Late adolescent perceptions of parent religiosity and parenting processes.

    abstract::The current investigation examined the relations between adolescent reports of parent religiosity and parenting processes, using both a dimensional and a typological conceptualization of parenting. Self-report data were collected from 357 late adolescents. Partial correlations indicated that parent religiosity was ass...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2004.00036.x

    authors: Snider JB,Clements A,Vazsonyi AT

    更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00

  • Reflections on ways to create a safe therapeutic culture for children in family therapy.

    abstract::Although a large number of publications in the family therapy field stress the importance of children in family therapy, some authors report that, in practice, many family therapists do not actively involve children in their therapies. In this article, I reflect on the experiential reasons for this exclusion of childr...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1998.00201.x

    authors: Rober O

    更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00

  • Sequences: toward a common denominator of family therapy.

    abstract::This paper presents a conceptual framework that is designed to help clinicians and researchers organize their observations of the complex network of interconnected sequences of behavior and thinking that constitute family interactions. This framework distinguishes four classes of recursive sequences, each of which is ...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1986.00067.x

    authors: Breunlin DC,Schwartz RC

    更新日期:1986-03-01 00:00:00

  • Negative explanation, restraint, and double description: a template for family therapy.

    abstract::Gregory Bateson's notions of negative explanation, restraint, and double description are discussed. The difficulties that families often experience in the discovery of new solutions to problems are explained according to the terms of these notions. A map for therapy is derived that emphasizes the therapist's contribut...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1986.00169.x

    authors: White M

    更新日期:1986-06-01 00:00:00

  • The product of the consensus Rorschach in families of male schizophrenics.

    abstract::A consensus Rorschach was given to the families of 36 male schizophrenics, 13 psychiatrically hospitalized nonschizophrenic controls, and 38 normal controls with the goal of discriminating the families of schizophrenics from the other two groups of families. After the family agreed on a response, each member was asked...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1976.00211.x

    authors: Shapiro LN,Wild CM

    更新日期:1976-06-01 00:00:00

  • We-Language and Sustained Reductions in Drinking in Couple-Based Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders.

    abstract::Couple-based treatments for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) produce higher rates of abstinence than individual-based treatments and posit that active involvement of both identified patients (IPs) and significant others (SOs) is partly responsible for these improvements. Separate research on couples' communication has sug...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1111/famp.12150

    authors: Hallgren KA,McCrady BS

    更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00

  • Uncommon strategies for a common problem: addressing racism in family therapy.

    abstract::Race and racism have a profound effect on our daily lives and the practice of family therapy. Whether individual or institutional level, overt or covert, intentional or unintentional, there are a variety of ways in which racism can infiltrate the therapeutic process. Before therapists can take steps to address racism ...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2000.39106.x

    authors: Laszloffy TA,Hardy KV

    更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00

  • Popularity or influence? The use of citation index to identify leaders in family therapy.

    abstract::Our frequency analysis of most living family therapy theorists using the Social Science Citation Index yielded a definite increase in frequencies over the last ten years and considerable differences in frequencies among various theorists. ...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1980.00337.x

    authors: L'Abate L,Thaxton ML

    更新日期:1980-12-01 00:00:00

  • On hating to hate.

    abstract::Hate may be the most dangerous of all emotions for the survival of the planet. The author addresses two questions: What obscures hate when it is actually present? and What masquerades as hate but isn't? Using illustrations from a wide range of fields, the author contends that discerning hate is both essential and far ...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2006.00170.x

    authors: Weingarten K

    更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00

  • Couples therapy using the technique of construct differentiation.

    abstract::A central problem in couples therapy is the clients' tendency to persist in endless and fruitless alternation between attacking the partner and justifying themselves. The technique of construct differentiation described in this article has proved helpful in coping with this situation. In three clearly structured steps...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1993.00311.x

    authors: Willi J,Frei R,Limacher B

    更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00

  • Emergency psychology: a mobile service for police crisis calls.

    abstract::The Emergency Treatment Center, a new program of crisis intervention services, has been in operation since February 1975. This seven-day-week, twenty-four-hour-a-day program backs up ten Northern California police departments to provide help to people who are experiencing psychological emergencies such as violent fami...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1977.00281.x

    authors: Everstine DS,Bodin AM,Everstine L

    更新日期:1977-09-01 00:00:00

  • Methods for analyzing marital conflict discourse: implications of a systems approach.

    abstract::A large number of studies of family and marital conflictual interaction purport to describe relational processes, yet close examination reveals a scarcity of process analyses. Many studies are interactional or systemic in name only. Three basic criteria are proposed as necessary for the development of a systems method...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1985.00175.x

    authors: Rogers LE,Millar FE,Bavelas JB

    更新日期:1985-06-01 00:00:00

  • Reflections during a study on family therapy with drug addicts.

    abstract::This article presents ideas and reflections emerging during a project on family therapy with drug abusers. Initially inspired by the writings of Stanton and Todd on the subject, the project developed into a recursive and self-reflective process, characterized by increasing doubts about the usefulness of categorization...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1990.00273.x

    authors: Reichelt S,Christensen B

    更新日期:1990-09-01 00:00:00

  • Parents' Experiences of Their Child's Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse.

    abstract::A child's disclosure of sexual victimization is a difficult experience for parents and has been associated with traumatization, disbelief, denial, self-blame, and clinical difficulties. To date, most studies on parents' responses have been quantitative assessments of the psychological impact of disclosure on parents. ...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/famp.12507

    authors: McElvaney R,Nixon E

    更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00

  • Multiple family therapy: current status and critical appraisal.

    abstract::This article provides an updated review and synthesis of the research and clinical literature dealing with multiple family therapy as an identifiable treatment approach. Major emphasis is placed on the literature published since an earlier comprehensive review (63). It is concluded that multiple family therapy is a vi...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1985.00555.x

    authors: O'Shea MD,Phelps R

    更新日期:1985-12-01 00:00:00

  • The family check-up: a pilot study of a brief intervention to improve family functioning in adults.

    abstract::Many barriers exist for families seeking appropriate treatment for family problems. In an effort to minimize some of these barriers, we developed the Family Check-Up, a brief two-session family intervention. The Family Check-Up is based on the Drinker's Check-Up and consists of assessment, feedback, discussion, and go...

    journal_title:Family process

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2006.00092.x

    authors: Uebelacker LA,Hecht J,Miller IW

    更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00