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Systemic Intervention Through Relational Savoring: Cultural Considerations for Working With Asian American Families. 通过关系品味的系统干预：与亚裔美国家庭合作的文化考虑。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70080

Frances Haofei Li, Elayne Zhou, Hans Oh, Jessica L Borelli

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The Association Between Mindfulness, Shared Relationship Activity Engagement, Connectedness, and Positive Interaction in Couple Relationships 夫妻关系中正念、共同关系活动参与、连通性和积极互动之间的关系。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70081

Cheolwoo Park, Victor W. Harris

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Being Me While Loving You: The Role of Autonomy in the Association Between Insecure Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction 爱你的同时做我：自主性在不安全依恋和关系满意度之间的作用。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70079

Daphnée Genesse, Audrey Brassard, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Amy Muise, Stephanie Raposo, Katherine Péloquin

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Revisiting the Five Love Languages Framework: Toward a More Flexible Model of Love Expression 重新审视五种爱的语言框架：走向一个更灵活的爱的表达模式

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70078

Sharon M. Flicker, Flavia Sancier-Barbosa, Emily A. Impett

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Empathic Conjectures in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT): A Process Microanalytic Study 情感聚焦夫妻治疗中的共情猜想：过程微分析研究。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70075

Hamed M. Fatahian-Tehran, Simran Chatha, Robert Elliott

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Attachment Anxiety and Relationship Satisfaction in the Digital Era: The Contribution of Social Media Jealousy and Electronic Partner Surveillance 数字时代的依恋焦虑和关系满意度：社交媒体嫉妒和电子伴侣监视的贡献。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70074

Sarafina Métellus, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Audrey Brassard, Marie-Ève Daspe

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The Impact of Family Functioning and Posttraumatic Growth on Dyadic Coping Among Remarried Couples Facing Infertility in China: The Mediating Role of Marital Quality in an Actor–Partner Interdependence Model 家庭功能和创伤后成长对中国不育再婚夫妇二元应对的影响：婚姻质量在行动者-伴侣相互依赖模型中的中介作用

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70077

Huihui Liu, Jia Wu, Lihong Zhang, Nan Tang, Yufei Cui, Shasha Hu

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Pathways for Public Impact: Utilizing Engaged Scholarship for Translating Systemic Family Therapy Research to Policy and Practice 公共影响之路：利用参与奖学金将系统家庭治疗研究转化为政策和实践。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70076

Katie Heiden-Rootes, Ronald Asiimwe, Mudita Rastogi, Richard B. Miller

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How Many Love Languages Are There? Examining Chapman's Five Love Languages Using a Bottom-Up Approach 爱的语言有多少种？用自下而上的方法考察查普曼的五种爱的语言

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70072

Sharon M. Flicker, Flavia Sancier-Barbosa, Channing Clemons-Castanos, Shannan Field, Sabrina Jackson-Zambon, Meira Phelan, Emily A. Impett

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Attachment Dimensions and Infertility: Exploring Psychological Outcomes Through Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 依恋维度与不孕症：通过系统回顾和荟萃分析探索心理结果

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70073

Camilla Tacchino, Rosetta Castellano, Guyonne Rogier, Teresa Cocchiaro, Alessandro Dal Lago, Rocco Rago, Patrizia Velotti

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