Daily Events for Clinical Couples: Examining Therapy Interventions, Positive Events, Arguments, and Exercise in the Beginning Stage of Therapy. Issue 2 (15th June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Johnson, Lee N.; Mennenga, Kayla D.; Oka, Megan; Tambling, Rachel B.; Anderson, Shayne R.; Yorgason, Jeremy
• Is Part Of: Family process. Volume 57:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 380
• Page End: 398
• Publication Date: 2017-06-15
• Subjects: Couples Therapy -- Intensive Longitudinal Methods -- Therapy Interventions -- Daily Diary; terapia de pareja -- métodos longitudinales intensivos -- intervenciones terapéuticas -- registro diario; 伴侣心理治疗 -- 深入纵向方法 -- 心理治疗干预 -- 日常日记; Family psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Families -- Periodicals; 616.8915
• DOI: 10.1111/famp.12301
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0014-7370

Abstract

Abstract : This study examined the daily association of several events within the beginning phase of couple therapy. Events examined were as follows: trying something from therapy, an argument, a positive event, and physical exercise. Participants were 33 couples in a treatment‐as‐usual setting who completed the Daily Diary of Events in Couple Therapy (DDECT). A dyadic multilevel model was used to explore the daily associations between predictor and outcome variables. Results showed when male partners tried something from therapy at rates greater than the average their female partners reported a more positive relationship while when female partners tried something from therapy at rates greater than the average it contributed to a more negative relationship. In addition, results showed that clients in couple therapy rarely try things from therapy on a daily basis. Finally, relative to other predictors trying something from therapy had a smaller, but significant relationship with outcomes.