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{"title":"Lifelong Attachment System Asian Model of Family Therapy","authors":"Takeshi Tamura","doi":"10.1111/jmft.70137","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmft.70137","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The concept of a lifelong attachment system is derived from the author's four decades of clinical experience. This framework aligns with the collectivist values prevalent in Asian cultures, where individuals are regarded as integral parts of a larger community. Individual well-being is viewed as contingent upon a secure attachment system throughout the lifecycle. In order to illustrate the practical application of this concept, I will present a composite family therapy case study involving a socially withdrawn (hikikomori) adolescent. The objective of the therapy is to facilitate secure attachment systems. The therapeutic process includes establishing a therapeutic system, promoting secure communication within the system, and incorporating broader attachment networks. This composite case study discusses the culturally preferred value of human relationship from the collectivistic perspective prevalent in East Asian cities. It also introduces therapeutic approaches that effectively promote a secure family system by expanding the original attachment theory.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of marital and family therapy","volume":"52 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147773758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of marital and family therapy","volume":"52 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148078908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Scoping Review of Solution-Focused Measures","authors":"Jeeyeon Hong, Zach Cooper, Cynthia Franklin","doi":"10.1111/jmft.70133","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmft.70133","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a resource-based model that emphasizes solution-building over problem-solving. This scoping review identified solution-focused (SF) measurement tools, examined their psychometric properties, and explored the conceptualization of a core SFBT construct, namely solution-building. Using the PRISMA guidelines, we searched eight databases, supplemented with citation searching. Eligible studies included the development or validation of SF measures. Twenty-four studies met the inclusion criteria, yielding 11 instruments (seven client-focused and four provider-focused). Measures were applied across diverse disciplines and cultural contexts. The Solution-Building Inventory and Solution-Focused Inventory had the most psychometric evidence. Mapping instruments to SFBT constructs revealed that “strengths and resources” and “hope and positive emotions” were most assessed, while “goal setting” and “using the client's language” were least represented. Only three measures demonstrated sensitivity to client change over time. Recommendations for future research and practice are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":16320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of marital and family therapy","volume":"52 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13053912/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147627905","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}
{"title":"Helping Couples Plan for Retirement: A Feasibility Test of Couple CARE in Retirement","authors":"W. Kim Halford, Anqi Ho","doi":"10.1111/jmft.70134","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmft.70134","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Helping people to adjust well to retirement is important, as some retirees struggle. Most recent retirees are in a couple relationship, and the adjustment of spouses is interdependent. The current study is the first evaluation of the effects of couple-based retirement education on couples' relationships and retirement adjustment. Twenty-seven couples attended one of a series of 1-day workshops plus a telephone-based couple session. Content included couple communication and support, healthy aging, financial planning for retirement, and social engagement. Client satisfaction with the program was high, retirement self-efficacy and couple dyadic coping increased, but there was no increase in the already high couple relationship satisfaction. A couple-based approach to retirement education is promising and a randomized controlled trial with larger numbers and follow-up is needed.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of marital and family therapy","volume":"52 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147623299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephen T. Fife, Emily Janes, Şura Sena Erbaş Yigit, Soon Cho, Areesha Azam, Aubrey Franco, Samaneh Jabalkandi
{"title":"Infidelity Decision-Making by Emerging Adult Women: A Grounded Theory","authors":"Stephen T. Fife, Emily Janes, Şura Sena Erbaş Yigit, Soon Cho, Areesha Azam, Aubrey Franco, Samaneh Jabalkandi","doi":"10.1111/jmft.70129","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmft.70129","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Though infidelity's causes and consequences are widely discussed, the decision-making processes, especially among women, has been largely neglected in the academic literature. This study aims to address this gap by examining the infidelity decision-making process of emerging adult women. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, we analyzed in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 22 women who had engaged in infidelity while in committed heterosexual relationships. In contrast with more linear decision-making models, the findings reveal that women's infidelity decision-making is a non-linear process involving a dynamic interaction of three interconnected factors—unfulfilling relationship, motivation, and rationalizing—which we illustrate as interlocking gears to emphasize their synchronous and interdependent relationship. This grounded theory expands understanding of infidelity decision-making by moving beyond the constraints of linear models and male-oriented perspectives. Clinically, the findings highlight the importance of both relational dynamics and individual psychological processes when working with clients on infidelity-related issues.</p>","PeriodicalId":16320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of marital and family therapy","volume":"52 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13047307/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609124","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}
Preston C. Morgan, Chi-Fang Tseng, Courtney Doman, Yunyao Zhu
{"title":"Does Depression and Relationship Distress Predict Longer Couple Therapy Treatment in Naturalistic Settings?","authors":"Preston C. Morgan, Chi-Fang Tseng, Courtney Doman, Yunyao Zhu","doi":"10.1111/jmft.70132","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmft.70132","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The average couple therapy treatment length is 11.50 sessions in the United States, yet these estimates are supported by decades-old research. We update this prior work by accounting for therapist effects and investigating clinical cut-offs for depression and relationship distress. We used a sample of 417 mixed-sex couples and 122 therapists from the Marriage and Family Therapy Practice Research Network. Using multilevel modeling in Mplus, couples had an average of 11.73 sessions with therapists explaining 7.40% of the variance. Having one partner meeting the relationship distress cut-off as well as both partners meeting depression cut-offs were associated with longer treatment. Additionally, therapists in the Western region of the United States and treatment after the COVID pandemic were associated treatment length. These findings can aid clinicians in providing treatment plans and clearer expectations for treatment length. Couple therapy modalities can consider briefer adaptations to meet shorter treatment lengths.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of marital and family therapy","volume":"52 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}