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Therapists' perspectives of couple problems and treatment issues in couple therapy.

Whisman, Mark A., Dixon, Amy E., Johnson, Benjamin·1997·Journal of Family Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0893-3200.11.3.361
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Abstract

Randomly selected samples of practicing couple therapists who were members of the American Psychological Association's Division 43 or the Association for Marriage and Family Therapy completed a survey of couple problem areas and therapeutic issues encountered in couple therapy. Therapists rated problem areas in terms of occurrence, treatment difficulty, and damaging impact. A composite of these 3 dimensions suggested that the most important problems were lack of loving feelings, power struggles, communication, extramarital affairs, and unrealistic expectations. Comparison of the findings with therapist ratings obtained by S. K. Geiss and K. D. O'Leary (1981) suggests considerable stability in presenting problems in couple therapy over the past 15 years. Therapist-generated characteristics associated with negative outcome were also identified, the most common being partners' inability or unwillingness to change and lack of commitment.

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Authors
Whisman, M. A., Dixon, A. E., & Johnson, B.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
ORCID
Whisman, Mark A.
Venue
Journal of Family Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
1997-09
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
361-366
ISSN
  • 0893-3200 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1293
DOI
10.1037/0893-3200.11.3.361
OpenAlex
W2106560804
Cited by
277
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Family Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
couple therapy, couple problems, therapist perspectives, power struggles, communication difficulties, adultery, unrealistic expectations, lack of affection, treatment challenges, treatment outcomes, partner commitment, marital change

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