Worried About us: Evaluating an Intervention for Relationship‐Based Anxiety. Issue 1 (25th August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paprocki, Christine M.; Baucom, Donald H.
• Is Part Of: Family process. Volume 56:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 45
• Page End: 58
• Publication Date: 2015-08-25
• Subjects: Couples -- Anxiety -- Reassurance‐seeking -- Relationship distress; parejas -- ansiedad -- búsqueda de consuelo -- angustia relacional; 伴侣 -- 焦虑 -- 寻求安抚 -- 关系困扰; Family psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Families -- Periodicals; 616.8915
• DOI: 10.1111/famp.12175
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0014-7370

Abstract

Abstract : Although romantic relationships are commonly a source of pleasure and comfort, for some individuals they can be a source of persistent anxiety. The aim of the current investigation was to explore the construct of relationship‐based anxiety and to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief couple‐based psychoeducational session for this issue. Common behavioral patterns and cognitive tendencies seen among individuals with relationship‐based anxiety were examined, including excessive reassurance‐seeking, self‐silencing, and partner accommodation. In the current investigation, a single psychoeducational session was developed to address these maladaptive interactive patterns of behavior specifically. The session was administered to a sample of 21 couples and was found to decrease levels of reassurance‐seeking and self‐silencing significantly among individuals with relationship anxiety, and to decrease levels of maladaptive accommodation behaviors significantly in their partners. Abstract : Translation into Chinese