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Understanding the Experiences of Parents Who Have a Strained Relationship With Their Child in the Context of Divorce or Separation 理解父母在离婚或分居的情况下与孩子关系紧张的经历

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70035

Erin Guyette, Steven M. Harris

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The Efficacy of the Hold Me Tight Relationship Education Program Delivered by Paraprofessionals in South Africa 南非专业人士提供的“抱紧我”关系教育计划的效果

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70048

Adrian Blow, Elmien Lesch, Andrea Wittenborn, Chi-Fang Tseng, Jennifer White VanBoxel, Tina Timm, Kathryn de Bruin, Colleen Anderson

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Essential Design Principles for a Family Digital Mental Health Intervention: A Delphi Study 家庭数字心理健康干预的基本设计原则：德尔菲研究

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70045

Ellen T. Welsh, Zoe C. G. Cloud, James H. Boyd, Jennifer E. McIntosh

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Reimagining Singlehood in Urban India Through Intersectional Narratives and Support Systems: An Ethnographic Study 通过交叉叙事和支持系统重新想象印度城市中的单身：一项民族志研究

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70049

Sweta Mukherjee, Pradeep Kumar, Abirlal Mukherjee

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Promoting Acceptance of Differences: A Web-Based Intervention for South Korean Couples 促进接受差异：韩国夫妇的网络干预

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-20 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70044

Ah Young Lim

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Training Paraprofessionals to Implement Hold Me Tight in South Africa: Outcomes and Experiences 在南非培训辅助专业人员实施Hold Me Tight：结果和经验

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70046

Adrian Blow, Tina Timm, Elmien Lesch, Andrea Wittenborn, Kathryn de Bruin, Colleen Anderson, Jennifer White VanBoxel, Chi-Fang Tseng

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Transforming Seven Kinds of Relational Pain 转变七种关系痛苦

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70043

Joaquín Gaete-Silva, Karl Tomm, Inés Sametband, Sumerlee Samuels

{"title":"Transforming Seven Kinds of Relational Pain","authors":"Joaquín Gaete-Silva, Karl Tomm, Inés Sametband, Sumerlee Samuels","doi":"10.1111/jmft.70043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.70043","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Bringforthist therapy extends the systemic practices of Interventive Interviewing and applies the relational focus of the IPscope. We elaborate upon these frameworks, highlighting their sensitivity to locally shaped needs of family members through the notions of <i>relational preferences</i> and <i>relational pain</i>. Relational preferences refer to family members' normative expectations about their relationships (relationship “shoulds”), while relational pain refers to family members' experiences of unfulfilled hopes vis-à-vis their culturally situated relational preferences (relationship “can'ts”). We distinguish seven variations of unrealized preferences, which are aggravated by differing pathologizing patterns of interpersonal interaction. We label these as seven “M's” of relational pain: Misjudging, Misaligning, Misrecognizing, Misappropriating, Mistreating, Mistrusting, and Misgrieving. We discuss each of these in relation to seven corresponding “R's” that could bring forth relational healing, namely Reappraising, Realigning, Recognizing, Reappropriating, Revealing, Reconciling, and Re-membering. In addition, we outline prototypical interaction patterns to illustrate how these different forms of pain might be addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":16320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of marital and family therapy","volume":"51 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jmft.70043","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144292458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Short-Term Training in Multi-Family Therapy for Helping Professionals in China: Experiences in Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Kunming 中国多家庭治疗短期培训：香港、杭州、深圳和昆明的经验

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-11 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70041

Julia W. K. Lo, Lily L. L. Xia, Tan Tang, Joyce L. C. Ma

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How Does Being Phubbed Affect Commitment? Exploring the Roles of Emotional Loneliness and Relationship Satisfaction 被低头症如何影响承诺？探索情感孤独和关系满意度的作用

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70027

Ayse Aslanturk, Coskun Arslan

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Integrative Culinary Therapy: An Innovative Approach to Treating Black Couples 综合烹饪疗法：一种治疗黑人夫妇的创新方法

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70042

Racine R. Henry

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