The Brief Accessibility, Responsiveness, and Engagement Scale: A Tool for Measuring Attachment Behaviors in Clinical Couples.

abstract：:Professional accreditation of graduate programs in marital and family therapy (MFT) is intended to ensure the strength of the education students receive. However, there is great difficulty in assessing the real-world impact of accreditation on students. Only one measure is applied consistently to graduates of all MFT ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Caldwell BE,Kunker SA,Brown SW,Saiki DY

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In relationships characterized by control, abuse, or violence, many appraisal distortions occur including denial and minimization. However, the nature of the distortion varies depending on the individual's role in the relationship (i.e., abuser or victim). Reducing these distortions is an important component in treatm...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Whiting JB,Oka M,Fife ST

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Suicide attempt survivors' interpretations of reactions to attempts are understudied, yet could inform prevention efforts concerning subsequent attempts. Interviews with 40 attempt survivors about family and friend reactions were analyzed using interpretive phenomenological techniques. Three distinct patterns emerged ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Frey LM,Hans JD,Cerel J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

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：: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：: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

abstract：:A sense of imbalance is common among both professors and therapists, though few studies have been published examining the work and personal life balance of those who work in both professions simultaneously. Using in-depth telephone interviews, this study examined the work and personal life balance of 16 marriage and f...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Matheson JL,Rosen KH

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:This article presents a qualitative analysis of the experience of parenting of mothers with dissociative disorders. This analysis was performed to complement the quantitative analysis of problems of mothers with dissociative disorders that Benjamin, Benjamin, and Rind (1996) presented previously. They found that the f...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Benjamin LR,Benjamin R,Rind B

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common goal of couples' therapy is to help individuals modify their view of each other and the relationship. Distorted views and appraisals contribute to conflict, and these can be manifest by use of rationalization or denial. This study explored appraisal distortion as an evaluative and moral process that occurs du...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Whiting JB

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Research supports that child parent relationship therapy (CPRT), a filial therapy approach, has strong effects on participating parents and children. Some speculate that filial therapy improves the family system; however, minimal research exists to support this claim. Using a single-case design, researchers examined C...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Cornett N,Bratton SC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current investigation expands the focus of cognitive behavioral formulations of marriage by exploring the constructs of autonomy and relatedness in marriage. One hundred forty-one married couples matched to the 1990 U.S. census data on age, race, and income completed a number of self-report marital inventories inc...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Rankin-Esquer LA,Burnett CK,Baucom DH,Epstein N

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Online forums and lay literature suggest that partners of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience depression, distress, and trauma in their everyday lives, exacerbated during the time surrounding diagnosis. In this content analysis, 29 participants were provided with an online open-ended statement a...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Lewis LF

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to advance our understanding of how doctoral students perceive postmodernism's influence in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). According to the literature, postmodernism has had a profound impact on many fields, including MFT. However, tracking of how postmodernism is actually...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Wieling E,Negretti MA,Stokes S,Kimball T,Christensen FB,Bryan L

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：:This qualitative study examined the interactional communication strategies used by law enforcement officers during a hostage-taking incident at a high school. The research involved analysis of the negotiation conversation between police crisis (hostage) negotiators and a hostage taker who entered his former high schoo...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Charlés LL

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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 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：:The aim of therapeutic help in marital crisis is to break the vicious circle of mutual hurtful accusations. The method that the authors present below involves a group of couples working within a closed cycle of meetings. In the course of successive group meetings, the various couples act as reflecting teams (RTs) for ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： de Barbaro B,Drozdzowicz L,Janusz B,Gdowska K,Dembińska E,Kołbik I,Furgał M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00