{"title":"Sliding versus Deciding in Relationships: Associations with Relationship Quality, Commitment, and Infidelity.","authors":"Jesse Owen, Galena K Rhoades, Scott M Stanley","doi":"10.1080/15332691.2013.779097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332691.2013.779097","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>From choosing a partner to date to deciding to cohabit or marry, individuals are faced with many relationship choices. Given the costs of failed relationships (e.g., personal distress, problems with work, lower well-being for children, lost opportunities to meet other partners), it is important consider how individuals are approaching these decisions. The current study tested if more thoughtful and clear relationship decision-making processes would relate to individuals' levels of satisfaction with and dedication to their partners as well as their extra-dyadic involvements. In a sample of 252 men and women, the results showed that regardless of relationship status (i.e., dating, cohabiting, or married), those who reported more thoughtful decision-making processes also reported more dedication to their partners, higher satisfaction with the relationship, and fewer extra-dyadic involvements.</p>","PeriodicalId":45661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions","volume":"12 2","pages":"135-149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332691.2013.779097","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31444267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth S Allen, Scott M Stanley, Galena K Rhoades, Howard J Markman, Benjamin A Loew
{"title":"Marriage Education in the Army: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial.","authors":"Elizabeth S Allen, Scott M Stanley, Galena K Rhoades, Howard J Markman, Benjamin A Loew","doi":"10.1080/15332691.2011.613309","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332691.2011.613309","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although earlier studies have demonstrated promising effects of relationship education for military couples, these studies have lacked random assignment. The current study evaluated the short-term effects of relationship education for Army couples in a randomized clinical trial at two sites (476 couples at Site 1 and 184 couples at Site 2). At both sites, participant satisfaction with the program was high. Intervention and control couples were compared on relative amounts of pre-intervention to post-intervention change. At Site 1, not all variables showed the predicted intervention effects, although we found significant and positive intervention effects for communication skills, confidence that the marriage can survive over the long haul, positive bonding between the partners, and satisfaction with sacrificing for the marriage or the partner. However, at Site 2, we found significant and positive intervention effects for communication skills only. Possible site differences as moderators of intervention effects are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":45661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions","volume":"10 4","pages":"309-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377183/pdf/nihms351781.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30720384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Individual-oriented Relationship Education to Prevent Family Violence.","authors":"Galena K Rhoades, Scott M Stanley","doi":"10.1080/15332691.2011.562844","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332691.2011.562844","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Relationship aggression has negative effects on adults, children, and on our society that cannot be overstated. In this paper, we first outline the benefits of using relationship education programs that are delivered to individuals (rather than couples) in preventing relationship aggression and co-occurring relationship aggression toward children. Next, we briefly review one such program, Within My Reach, and related research on its effectiveness in preventing relationship aggression. Implications of this research for future research, clinical practice, and policy are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":45661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions","volume":"10 2","pages":"185-200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3097413/pdf/nihms292320.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40099980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scott M Stanley, Elizabeth S Allen, Howard J Markman, Galena K Rhoades, Donnella L Prentice
{"title":"Decreasing Divorce in Army Couples: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial using PREP for Strong Bonds.","authors":"Scott M Stanley, Elizabeth S Allen, Howard J Markman, Galena K Rhoades, Donnella L Prentice","doi":"10.1080/15332691003694901","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332691003694901","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Findings from a large, randomized controlled trial of couple education are presented in this brief report. Married Army couples were assigned to either PREP for Strong Bonds (n = 248) delivered by Army chaplains or to a no-treatment control group (n = 228). One year after the intervention, couples who received PREP for Strong Bonds had 1/3 the rate of divorce of the control group. Specifically, 6.20% of the control group divorced while 2.03% of the intervention group divorced. These findings suggest that couple education can reduce the risk of divorce, at least in the short run with military couples.</p>","PeriodicalId":45661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions","volume":"9 2","pages":"149-160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2010-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2902195/pdf/nihms216027.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29129143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emotion Focused Therapy-Therapist Fidelity Scale (EFT-TFS): Conceptual Development and Content Validity.","authors":"Wayne H Denton, Susan M Johnson, Brant R Burleson","doi":"10.1080/15332690903048820","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332690903048820","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Emotion Focused Therapy-Therapist Fidelity Scale (EFT-TFS) is introduced as a scale to measure a therapist's fidelity to the EFT model. The rationale and conceptual development of the scale are presented. Members of an EFT electronic mailing list who participated in a survey (n=130) rated all of the items as highly important for the practice providing support for the content validity of the scale. Finally, the 13 items of the EFT-TFS are presented. Future research directions for the EFT-TFS are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":45661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions","volume":"8 3","pages":"226-246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801569/pdf/nihms127720.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28628363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Galena K Rhoades, Scott M Stanley, Howard J Markman
{"title":"Working with Cohabitation in Relationship Education and Therapy.","authors":"Galena K Rhoades, Scott M Stanley, Howard J Markman","doi":"10.1080/15332690902813794","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332690902813794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cohabitation is increasingly common in the United States, with the majority of couples now living together before marriage. This paper briefly reviews research on cohabitation, its association with marital distress and divorce for those who marry (the cohabitation effect), gender differences, and theories underlying this association. Suggestions are made for future areas of exploration in this field, and the implications of the existing research for relationship education efforts and clinical intervention with couples are discussed. In relationship education, it seems important to help individuals explore their own expectations about cohabitation as well as how cohabitation may or may not change their relationships and influence future relationship goals. With regard to cohabiting couples presenting for therapy, clinicians may need to help them consider how cohabitation may have affected their commitment levels, plans for the future, and power dynamics. For married couples in therapy, it may be useful for some to look at the process by which they married and to recommit or clarify commitments made together. Across all of these forms of clinical practice, we recommend a focus on building communication skills so that individuals and couples have the skills necessary to talk about issues, particularly issues related to commitment.</p>","PeriodicalId":45661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy-Innovations in Clinical and Educational Interventions","volume":"8 2","pages":"95-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2009-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2897720/pdf/nihms-216066.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29106513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}