The revolution in couple therapy: a practitioner-scientist perspective.

abstract：:Several authors have written about family secrets in the family therapy literature in interesting ways. According to these authors, the questions "who knows the secret?" and "who does not know the secret?" are central. In the present study, we have qualitatively analyzed the documentary film Familiegeheim (Family Secr...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Rober P,Walravens G,Versteynen L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few qualitative research studies have been conducted on change processes in couples therapy, and even fewer have focused on the clients' perceptions of change processes. In this grounded theory qualitative study on marital therapy, clients' perceptions and experiences of pivotal moments are identified. Analysis of tra...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Helmeke KB,Sprenkle DH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents a semantic analysis inspired by the theory of family semantic polarities developed by Ugazio (, ) applying two versions of a coding system, the Family Semantic Grid (FSG), to a couple session with Tom Andersen as a consultant. One version (FSG II) detects the narrated semantic polarities (NSPs) em...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Ugazio V,Guarnieri S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This Delphi study surveyed an interdisciplinary panel of diversity expert trainers (N=20) about what white mental health professionals need to understand about whiteness. The panel endorsed 162 items that included what white mental health professionals need to understand about historical and contemporary whiteness wit...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Baima T,Sude ME

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one gay male couples and 28 lesbian couples were compared with 36 cohabiting heterosexual couples using the Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised (MSI-R), a multidimensional measure of relationship functioning intended for use with both traditional and nontraditional couples. Analyses of scales' internal consi...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Means-Christensen AJ,Snyder DK,Negy C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tested the theory that mindfulness contributes to greater intimate relationship satisfaction by fostering more relationally skillful emotion repertoires. A sample of married couples was administered measures of mindful awareness, emotion skills, and marital quality. We hypothesized that mindfulness would be...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Wachs K,Cordova JV

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partner-assisted emotional disclosure is a couple-based intervention designed to help patients disclose cancer-related concerns to their spouses-partners. We previously found that, compared with an education/support control condition, partner-assisted emotional disclosure led to significant improvements in relationshi...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Porter LS,Baucom DH,Keefe FJ,Patterson ES

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little research has focused on the ways that eating disorder processes and adult couple dynamics influence one another. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reciprocal influence of couple dynamics and eating disorder illness and recovery processes. We conducted 51 interviews with 17 couples where one membe...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Linville D,Cobb E,Shen F,Stadelman S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-stress individuals may benefit from social support, although their support providers may be adversely affected via stress crossover effects. Individual and crossover effects of perceived stress within medical student marriages (n = 30) were investigated. Perceived spousal support was positively associated with in...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Katz J,Monnier J,Libet J,Shaw D,Beach SR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we discuss the role of the therapist in change in couple and family therapy. We argue that the therapist is a key change ingredient in most successful therapy. We situate our discussion in the common factors debate and show how both broad and narrow common factor views involve the therapist as a centr...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Blow AJ,Sprenkle DH,Davis SD

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about children's perceptions of their parents' divorce or how children construct meaning around the divorce and their subsequent relationships with their parents. The focus of this study was to learn about the experiences and the meanings young adults had constructed about the divorce process and their...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Arditti JA,Prouty AM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of religious and ethnic differences on marital intimacy was examined by administering the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships and a demographic/attitudinal questionnaire to 25 Jewish couples (intramarried) and 25 couples with one Jewish partner (intermarried). All couples were childless and ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Heller PE,Wood B

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equality is related to relationship success, yet few couples achieve it. In this qualitative study, we examine how couples with children in two time cohorts (1982 and 2001) moved toward equality. The analysis identifies three types of couples: Postgender, gender legacy, and traditional. Movement toward equality is fac...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Knudson-Martin C,Mahoney AR

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervention research for couples and families managing chronic health problems is in an early developmental stage. We reviewed randomized clinical trials of family interventions for common neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes, which is similar to the content of previous reviews discuss...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Shields CG,Finley MA,Chawla N,Meadors WP

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the need to develop objective assessment tools in different cultures is well-recognized, there is a severe lack of objective measures about emotional functioning in the Chinese context. This project conducted three studies to validate the Chinese version of the Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI). Study 1...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Lam CM,Chan-So PC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bowen family systems theory (BFST) identifies differentiation of self as a crucial characteristic that relates to one's individual and relational maturity. Bowen theorizes that an individual's level of differentiation typically remains static over time and that individuals select and pair in relationships with others ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Handley VA,Bradshaw SD,Milstead KA,Bean RA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research indicates that posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) induced by war trauma may be transmitted to veterans' wives and offspring (secondary traumatic stress; STS). However, the interplay between family members' characteristics has not been accounted for in such processes. Taking a family systems perspective, we ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Bachem R,Levin Y,Zhou X,Zerach G,Solomon Z

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family psychoeducation has emerged as a treatment of choice for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, and other disorders. More than 30 randomized clinical trials have demonstrated reduced relapse rates, improved recovery of patients, and improved family well-being among participants. Interventions common...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： McFarlane WR,Dixon L,Lukens E,Lucksted A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common factors proponents discuss the benefits and methods of including common factors in marriage and family therapy (MFT) training; yet there are no empirical investigations of how common factors are incorporated into MFT curricula. The purpose of this study was to obtain a baseline understanding of common factors' ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： D'Aniello C,Fife ST

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides an overview of the political implications of various approaches to gender within the clinical literature. It emphasizes the process of therapy within the social context of gender relations and identifies the political consequences of various clinical responses. Issues surrounding the appropriate ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Knudson-Martin C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides an attachment theoretical perspective of long-distance romantic relationships (LDRs). Attachment applies specifically to the separation-reunion cycle that is an inherent aspect of LDRs. Attachment theory components and normative functioning are presented along with illustrative examples from LDR ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Carole Pistole M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 60% of accredited MFT master's programs now offer a single course devoted to diversity and oppression, which is noteworthy given that this is not mandated by accreditation standards. For educators and trainers seeking guidance on how to most effectively teach diversity issues and train therapists who wil...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Laszloffy T,Habekost J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foster care faces serious challenges, such as behavioral problems in foster children and parental stress and ineffective parenting behavior in foster parents. The results of a pilot study that evaluated a training program for foster parents based on nonviolent resistance are described. In a pretest-posttest design, da...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Van Holen F,Vanderfaeillie J,Omer H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marriage and family services have not been widely recognized as part of employee assistance programs (EAP), although family and relational problems are widely cited as sources of problems on the job. EAP clients (N = 800, 97% self-referred) indicated how much family, psychological/emotional, drug, alcohol, employment-...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Shumway ST,Wampler RS,Dersch C,Arredondo R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we look at children's experiences of parentification in families in which one of the parents is hospitalized for depression. Children (7-14 years old) and their parents were invited for a family interview. Using thematic analysis, we constructed a general framework of 14 children's experiences, guided...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Van Parys H,Rober P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this essay, we respond to Simon's article (2012). We discuss our view that therapy works best when therapists can match therapeutic interventions to the worldview of clients. We see this matching to client worldview as rooted in research evidence, and we suggest that therapists can practice authentically and effect...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Blow AJ,Davis SD,Sprenkle DH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study signifies an initial step at giving family therapists an important assessment tool as they seek to increase cultural competence with Native American families and children. To determine the relevancy and consistency of utilizing a spiritual ecogram assessment tool with Native Americans, 50 Native American pa...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Limb GE,Hodge DR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenting a child with Down syndrome may pose unique challenges for parents' relationship quality. This study used structural equation modeling with a sample of 351 mothers of children with Down syndrome to test if hope mediated the association between mothers' various coping behaviors and mothers' relationship qualit...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Cless JD,Nelson Goff BS,Durtschi JA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article calls for greater collaboration between clergy and marriage and family therapists. It spells out the reasons for potential collaboration and suggests some specific ways it can occur. Marriage and family therapists acknowledge the highest rates of religious involvement of any mental health profession, plac...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Weaver AJ,Koenig HG,Larson DB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The valid and reliable assessment of individual and relational functioning relies on high-quality assessment tools. Most assessments used in the field of couple and family therapy were developed using Classical Test Theory (CTT). An alternate theory for guiding the creation, evaluation, and scoring of assessments is I...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Anderson SR,Miller RB

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00