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Direct linkLebow, Jay L.; Chambers, Anthony L.; Christensen, Andrew; Johnson, Susan M. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2012
This article reviews the research on couple therapy over the last decade. The research shows that couple therapy positively impacts 70% of couples receiving treatment. The effectiveness rates of couple therapy are comparable to the effectiveness rates of individual therapies and vastly superior to control groups not receiving treatment. The…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Marriage Counseling, Therapy
Christensen, Andrew; Atkins, David C.; Baucom, Brian; Yi, Jean – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: To follow distressed married couples for 5 years after their participation in a randomized clinical trial. Method: A total of 134 chronically and seriously distressed married couples were randomly assigned to approximately 8 months of either traditional behavioral couple therapy (TBCT; Jacobson & Margolin, 1979) or integrative…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Marital Satisfaction, Effect Size, Therapy
Christensen, Andrew; Atkins, David C.; Berns, Sara; Wheeler, Jennifer; Baucom, Donald H.; Simpson, Lorelei E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
A randomized clinical trial compared the effects of traditional behavioral couple therapy (TBCT) and integrative behavioral couple therapy (IBCT) on 134 seriously and chronically distressed married couples, stratified into moderately and severely distressed groups. Couples in IBCT made steady improvements in satisfaction throughout the course of…
Descriptors: Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Marital Satisfaction, Behavior Modification
Doss, Brian D.; Christensen, Andrew – Psychological Assessment, 2006
Despite the recent emphasis on acceptance in romantic relationships, no validated measure of relationship acceptance presently exists. To fill this gap, the 20-item Frequency and Acceptability of Partner Behavior Inventory (FAPBI; A. Christensen & N. S. Jacobson, 1997) was created to assess separately the acceptability and frequency of both…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Psychological Needs, Sexual Orientation, Marriage Counseling
Doss, Brian D.; Thum, Yeow Meng; Sevier, Mia; Atkins, David C.; Christensen, Andrew – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
In a sample of 134 married couples randomly assigned to traditional or integrative behavioral couple therapy (TBCT vs. IBCT), a multivariate hierarchical growth curve analysis using latent variable regression revealed that measures of communication, behavior frequency, and emotional acceptance acted as mechanisms of change. TBCT led to greater…
Descriptors: Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Spouses, Behavior Modification
