Daily Events for Clinical Couples: Examining Therapy Interventions, Positive Events, Arguments, and Exercise in the Beginning Stage of Therapy

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. Este estudio analizó la asociación diaria de varios sucesos dentro de la fase inicial de la terapia de pareja. Los sucesos analizados fueron: intentar algo de la terapia, una discusión, un suceso positivo y ejercicio físico. Los participantes fueron 33 parejas en un ámbito de tratamiento habitual, quienes completaron el registro diario de sucesos en la terapia de pareja (DDECT). Se utilizó un modelo multinivel diádico para analizar las asociaciones diarias entre la variable independiente y e...
Source: Family Process - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research