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Marriage as a Risk Factor for Internalizing Disorders: Clarifying Scope and Specificity
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Brock, Rebecca L.; Lawrence, Erika – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Marital discord has been linked to both depression and anxiety; however, our understanding of how marriage contributes to the development of internalizing symptoms is limited in scope and lacking specificity. First, it is unclear whether the marital relationship contributes to the broad dimension of internalizing symptoms as opposed to…
Descriptors: Spouses, Marital Satisfaction, Intimacy, Marriage
The Role of Family Experiences and ADHD in the Early Development of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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Harvey, Elizabeth A.; Metcalfe, Lindsay A.; Herbert, Sharonne D.; Fanton, John H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: The present study examined the role of family experiences in the early development and maintenance of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms in preschool-age children with behavior problems. Method: Participants were 199 3-year-old children with behavior problems who took part in 4 annual child and family assessments. Results:…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Problems, Family Income, Conflict
Effects of Coping-Oriented Couples Therapy on Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Bodenmann, Guy; Plancherel, Bernard; Beach, Steven R. H.; Widmer, Kathrin; Gabriel, Barbara; Meuwly, Nathalie; Charvoz, Linda; Hautzinger, Martin; Schramm, Elisabeth – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of treating depression with coping-oriented couples therapy (COCT) as compared with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT; A. T. Beck, C. Ward, & M. Mendelson, 1961) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT; M. M. Weissman, J. C. Markowitz, & G. L. Klerman, 2000). Sixty couples, including 1…
Descriptors: Intervals, Rating Scales, Coping, Psychotherapy
Marital Distress, Depression, and Attributions: Is the Marital Distress-Attribution Association an Artifact of Depression?
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Fincham, Frank D.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
Attributions of 40 wives accounted for variance in their marital satisfaction after effects of depression had been taken into account. Second study compared attributions of 20 clinically depressed and maritally distressed wives, 20 nondepressed but distressed wives, and 20 nondepressed, nondistressed wives. Findings suggest that association…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Depression (Psychology), Females, Marital Satisfaction
Marital Therapy as a Treatment for Depression.
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Jacobson, Neil S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Compared cognitive-behavioral therapy (CT), behavioral marital therapy (BMT), and combination of two therapies in alleviation of wives' depression and enhancement of marital satisfaction. Found BMT less effective than CT for depression in maritally nondistressed couples. For maritally distressed couples, two treatments were equally effective.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling Techniques, Depression (Psychology)
Psychopathology and Marital Satisfaction: The Importance of Evaluating Both Partners
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Whisman, Mark A.; Uebelacker, Lisa A.; Weinstock, Lauren M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Using path analysis and hierarchical linear modeling, the authors evaluated the associations between both partners' level of depression and anxiety, as measured by Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) content scales, and both partners' level of marital satisfaction among married couples (N = 774) that participated in the MMPI…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Gender Differences, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
Attributional, Perceptual, and Affective Responses to Depressed and Nondepressed Marital Partners.
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Sacco, William P.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993
Husbands of wives with (n=22) or without (n=23) history of depressive disorder indicated their attributions about and affective reactions to real and hypothetical positive and negative events occurring to their wives, rated their wives on personality traits, and reported their own marital satisfaction. Depressed wives were rated more negatively on…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Depression (Psychology), Life Events
Mothers' and Fathers' Perceptions of Child Deviance: Roles of Child Behavior, Parental Depression, and Marital Satisfaction.
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Schaughency, Elizabeth A.; Lahey, Benjamin B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1985
Mothers (N=61) of children referred for psychological treatment completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test, and Conners Parent Rating Scale; teachers also completed the Conners Teacher Rating Scale. Mothers' ratings were significantly correlated with teachers' ratings, but fathers' were not. Findings confirm a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Depression (Psychology)
Parents' Marital Functioning and Adolescent Psychopathology.
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King, Cheryl A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Parents' marital functioning and adolescent psychopathology were investigated in two studies. Results indicate that parents of inpatients reported less marital satisfaction and more conflicts over child rearing than parents of control-group adolescents, and that marital conflicts over child rearing were associated with a less active…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Child Rearing, Depression (Psychology)