Two-Year Follow-up Outcomes in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: An Investigation of Relationship Satisfaction and Attachment Trajectories

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Wiebe ◽  
Susan M. Johnson ◽  
Marie-France Lafontaine ◽  
Melissa Burgess Moser ◽  
Tracy L. Dalgleish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused

Investigating the Effectiveness of Couple Therapy based on Reality Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) on Couples’ Happiness and Resilience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrnoush Davaie Markazi ◽  
Javad Karimi ◽  
Kourosh Goodarzi
Keyword(s):  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Reality Therapy ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused ◽  
Recovery Percentage ◽  
Therapy Interventions ◽  
Therapy Center

Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of reality-based and emotionally focused couple therapy (EFCT) interventions on the happiness and resilience of couples. Methods: The method of the present study was a single case experimental design of multiple simultaneous baselines. The statistical population of the study were maladapted couples referred to Talieh Mehr Couple Therapy Center in Tehran (149 couples), in which 6 couples were selected as a sample by purposive and voluntary sampling method. Then, the approaches were performed in pairs for reality therapy and EFT for each couple with a two-month follow-up. The standard Oxford happiness (Argyle, Martin, Crossland, 1989) and Conor-Davidson resilience (Conor-Davidson, 2003) questionnaires were completed as data collection tools. Data were analyzed by visual mapping, stable change index, and recovery percentage formula. Results: The results showed that reality therapy-based couple therapy increased the happiness and resilience of couples (61.06% and 49.31% recovery, respectively) and its effect was maintained until the end of the two-month follow-up period (60.05% and 51.88% recovery). Also, EFCT increased the happiness and resilience of couples, respectively (28.06% and 28.87% recovery) and its effect was maintained until the end of the two-month follow-up period (26.81% and 29.73%, recovery). The index of their change in reliability also indicated that these changes were significant (p <0.05). Conclusion: The results showed the effectiveness of couple therapy interventions based on reality therapy and EFT on increasing the happiness and resilience of incompatible couples and the mentioned approaches can explain the desirable degree of variability of happiness and resilience of incompatible couples.

Attachment Change in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Sexual Satisfaction Outcomes in a Two-year Follow-up Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Wiebe ◽  
Cass Elliott ◽  
Susan M. Johnson ◽  
Melissa Burgess Moser ◽  
Tracy L. Dalgleish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused

Facilitating withdrawer re-engagement in emotionally focused couple therapy: A modified task analysis.

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas A. Lee ◽  
Paul M. Spengler ◽  
Amy M. Mitchell ◽  
Elliot S. Spengler ◽  
Douglas A. Spiker
Keyword(s):  
Task Analysis ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused

My questions about emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) and a few answers

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-41
Author(s):  
Anne Power
Keyword(s):  
Object Relations ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Heterosexual Couple ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused ◽  
Do So

This article provides a brief overview of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) along with some reservations about the method. The article considers questions and critiques which are often raised about the model and does so from the point of view of a practitioner new to the method, who has become convinced of the value of the approach whilst not wanting to jettison an object relations understanding. The segregation between different groups of attachment researchers and practitioners is noted. To provide variation I occasionally use the term "marital" but I do so loosely, referring to a couple bond rather than to a wedded pair. The systemic pattern between a pursuer and a withdrawer which is discussed here could refer to a same-sex or a heterosexual couple, despite the different gender alignments which operate in each case.

Emotionally Focused Therapy in the Context of Addictions

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-340
Author(s):  
Kara Fletcher ◽  
Heather MacIntosh
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Couple Functioning ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused

Substance addictions represent a serious social problem in North America, negatively impacting family relationships and couple functioning. Research is increasingly considering the potential for couple therapy as a model within this context. Issues presented by an addiction can be exacerbated by other issues present in a couple relationship. Using a case study design, this research study explored a proposed theoretical extension of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) in the context of substance addictions. Four couples were recruited, and an analysis of the therapeutic process and their experiences is presented. Comparisons between the normative EFT treatment model and the theoretical extension are made and recommendations are provided for further adaptations to the model. Results from this study indicate the important place of couple therapy in addiction treatment.

scholarly journals Comparison of Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Regarding Quality of Interpersonal Relationships in Couples with Marital Conflicts

2019 ◽  
pp. 116-125
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Marital Conflicts ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Repeated Measures Analysis ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of emotionally-focused couple therapy (EFCT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in the quality of interpersonal relationships among couples with marital conflicts. Materials and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and delayed follow-up. The study population consisted of 39 couples with marital conflicts referring to Behzisti counseling centers in Tayebad, Iran, within the second half of 2018 and first half of 2019. The participants, including 13 couples receiving EFCT, 13 couples receiving ACT, and 13 couples as the control group, were selected using convenience sampling. For the experimental groups, nine EFCT sessions and eight ACT sessions were held, and the control group was not subjected to any intervention. The research tools were Sanaeichr('39')s Marital Conflicts Questionnaire and Pierce’s Quality of Interpersonal Relationships Questionnaire that the couples of the three groups completed in three stages, namely pretest, posttest, and follow-up. Repeated measures analysis of variance, Bonferroni test, and SPSS statistical software (version 23) were used to analyze the data. Results: Repeated measures analysis of variance showed that ACT was more effective in the quality of interpersonal relationships among couples with marital conflicts than EFCT (P<0.001). Conclusion: The obtained results of the present study revealed that ACT was more effective than EFCT in the improvement of the quality of interpersonal relationships among couples with marital conflicts.

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