Infidelity and Behavioral Couple Therapy: Optimism in the Face of Betrayal

Autor/inn/en	Atkins, David C.; Eldridge, Kathleen A.; Baucom, Donald H.; Christensen, Andrew
Titel	Infidelity and Behavioral Couple Therapy: Optimism in the Face of Betrayal
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73 (2005) 1, S.144-150 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
Schlagwörter	Therapy; Marriage Counseling; Marital Instability; Deception; Counseling Techniques; Outcomes of Treatment; Counseling Effectiveness; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Therapie; Eheberatung; Familienkonflikt; Täuschung; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode
Abstract	Infidelity is a common issue with which distressed couples and their therapists grapple. However, there are no data on the efficacy of commonly used therapies to treat couples in which there has been an affair. In the present exploratory study, the authors examined the therapy outcomes of a sample of infidelity couples (n=19) who had participated in a randomized clinical trial of marital therapy (n=134). Results show that infidelity couples began treatment more distressed than noninfidelity couples; however, evidence suggests that couples who had an affair and who revealed this affair prior to or during therapy showed greater improvement in satisfaction than noninfidelity couples. Implications for therapy with infidelity couples are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10