The role of appraisal distortion, contempt, and morality in couple conflict: a grounded theory.

abstract：:While the number of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) has grown tremendously, opportunities for marriage and family therapists in EAP settings have not been adequately described. This paper addresses issues pertinent to training Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) students to develop the skills needed to become EAP pr...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Smith TA Jr,Salts CJ,Smith CW

更新日期：1989-10-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:The purpose of this study was to conduct an action-oriented evaluation of an in-home family therapy program serving families deemed at risk for the placement of children in foster care. In this study, feedback was solicited from both clients and therapists. Results indicate "duality" associated with several aspects of...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： McWey LM,Humphreys J,Pazdera AL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The myth of problem-free living is easily identifiable in Western culture through its childhood fairy tales and modern love stories. Even if inadvertently, the field of mental health perpetuates this myth with the very concept of "mental health," which implies a state without suffering. Using mindfulness, Buddhists as...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Gehart DR,McCollum EE

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marriage and family therapy (MFT) faculty and graduate students rated the "typical" or predictable behaviors of husbands or wives coming for therapy using the Georgia Marriage Q-sort. Scores were compared with previously published scores for both "ideal" couples (i.e., showing positive behaviors, attitudes, and proble...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Ro HS,Wampler RS

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Few studies have investigated therapist interns' growth experiences, both personal and professional, and the interplay between them. This qualitative study explored the reciprocal process of growth during clinical training: the personal life experiences that affect professional growth and the professional/clinical exp...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Paris E,Linville D,Rosen K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss the status of the scientist-practitioner model in marriage and family therapy (MFT) doctoral programs. Issues discussed include a lack of faculty research role models in doctoral programs, "farming out" the majority of research courses to other disciplines, problems with curriculum, and how the culture of M...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Crane DR,Wampler KS,Sprenkle DH,Sandberg JG,Hovestadt AJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：: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：:The Delphi methodology was used to explore common factors across theories of marriage and family therapy (MFT). Leading clinicians and researchers from the American Family Therapy Academy and select faculty members from MFT training programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Blow AJ,Sprenkle DH

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study serves to advance the empirical research on predictors of relationship quality by considering the role of trait mindfulness in combination with measures of stress and positive relationship behaviors among a diverse sample of men and women in couple relationships. Multi-group structural equation models teste...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： McGill J,Adler-Baeder F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we discuss a Masters' exit interview in which we use questions adopted from narrative therapy to celebrate the transition of Masters' students into the world of marital and family therapy professionals. We are finding that this process helps us underline our students' agency and competence. Also, sinc...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Keiley MK,Piercy FP

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:Observed positive and negative spouse behavior during sessions of Traditional (TBCT) and Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT) were compared for couples with successful outcomes and their unsuccessful counterparts. One hundred and thirty-four married chronically and seriously distressed couples (on average in ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Sevier M,Atkins DC,Doss BD,Christensen A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The notion of isomorphism has been recommended as a conceptual framework to guide the practice of marriage and family therapy (MFT) supervision. The term is frequently cited in the MFT training literature but is often used in different ways. A panel of MFT supervisors rated the importance and relevance to both therapy...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： White MB,Russell CS

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dattilio, Piercy, and Davis article is a welcome addition to the conversation focusing on how to bridge the divide in the MFT field between research and practice. The present commentary challenges us to see the divide as an indictment of our training programs resulting from a lack of focus on MFT research. Suggest...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Stith SM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a method for creating highly contextual assessments of couples therapy interaction using concepts from Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). According to SFL, talk in interaction serves three primary functions: to mediate social relations, to negotiate representations of reality, and to organiz...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Kogan SM,Walters LH,Daniels T

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People's attributions for their own psychological problems are linked to their interpersonal behaviors and attitudes. However, depressed individuals' inferences about their romantic partners' attributions for their depressive symptoms have yet to be studied in relation to their perceptions of relationship quality. Thi...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Blais RK,Renshaw KD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we provide examples of participatory qualitative evaluation methods that can be used within family therapy training programs. These methods can elicit useful feedback to improve programs and, at the same time, empower trainees to become partners in the evaluation process. ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Deacon SA,Piercy FP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the role of religious coping in couples' diabetes management processes. Eighty-seven couples where one spouse had type 2 diabetes were surveyed. The relationships between religious coping (positive and negative), shared glycemic control activities (e.g., planning a healthy diet), and glycemic contr...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Fincham FD,Seibert GS,May RW,Wilson CM,Lister ZD

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Behavioral couple therapy (BCT) and emotionally focused couples therapy (EFCT) are well-established treatments to reduce couple distress. This meta-analysis summarizes the current state of knowledge on the efficacy of these two therapy methods by focusing on randomized controlled trials only. A literature search revea...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Rathgeber M,Bürkner PC,Schiller EM,Holling H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas most existing differentiation measures are grounded in Bowen's writings about differentiation, the self-report instrument created in this study addresses differentiation according to the Four Points of Balance articulated by the Crucible Approach. The Crucible Differentiation Scale (CDS) is a 63-item, Likert-t...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Schnarch D,Regas S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the representation of minorities and minority issues in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The relationship between AAMFT conference program content and changing social demographics from 1980 to 1996 was explored through an ecosystemic lens, and descriptive data were elicited...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Killian KD,Hardy KV

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00