Couples' Reports of Relationship Problems in a Naturalistic Therapy Setting

Autor/inn/en	Boisvert, Marie-Michele; Wright, John; Tremblay, Nadine; McDuff, Pierre
Titel	Couples' Reports of Relationship Problems in a Naturalistic Therapy Setting
Quelle	In: Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 19 (2011) 4, S.362-368 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-4807
DOI	10.1177/1066480711420044
Schlagwörter	Psychological Needs; Interpersonal Relationship; Therapy; Behavior Problems; Marital Satisfaction; Marriage Counseling; Interpersonal Communication; Emotional Response; Affective Behavior; Sexuality; Stress Management; Child Rearing; Leisure Time; Mental Disorders; Substance Abuse; Violence; Foreign Countries; Trust (Psychology); Canada; Dyadic Adjustment Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Therapie; Eheberatung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Emotionales Verhalten; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Sexualität; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Kindererziehung; Freizeit; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Gewalt; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Understanding couples' relationship problems is fundamental to couple therapy. Although research has documented common relationship problems, no study has used open-ended questions to explore problems in couples seeking therapy in naturalistic settings. The present study used a reliable coding system to explore the relationship problems reported by 108 couples. The most common problems were related to communication, emotional affection or distance, specific areas of the current relationship, and lack of physical affection or sex. Comparisons of therapeutic mandates revealed that commitment or security problems and infidelity or flirting problems were more common among couples pursuing an ambivalence resolution mandate than among couples pursuing an alleviation of distress mandate. Results demonstrated the importance of identifying distinct therapeutic mandates in couple therapy. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10