Journal articles: 'Couple relationship'

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Halford, W. Kim, and Christopher A. Pepping. "What Every Therapist Needs to Know About Couple Therapy." Behaviour Change 36, no. 3 (April 26, 2019): 121–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/bec.2019.12.

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AbstractThis invited paper is a review of the significance of couple relationships to the practice of all therapists. The article begins with a summary of the evidence on the centrality of committed couple relationships to the lives and wellbeing of adults, and the association of the quality of the parents’ couple relationship on the wellbeing of children. We argue that the well-established reciprocal association between individual problems and couple relationship problems means that all therapists need to pay attention to how a couple relationship might be influencing a client's functioning, even if the relationship is not the presenting problem. There is an outline the evolution of current approaches to behavioural couple therapy, and the current state of the art and science of couple therapy. We present an analysis of the evidence for couple therapy as a treatment for relationship distress, as well as couple-based treatments for individual problems. This is followed by a description of the distinctive challenges in working with couples and how to address those challenges, and recommendations about how to address the needs of diverse couple relationships. Finally, we propose some core therapist competencies needed to work effectively with couples.

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Jensen, Todd M., and Lawrence H. Ganong. "Stepparent–Child Relationship Quality and Couple Relationship Quality: Stepfamily Household Type as a Moderating Influence." Journal of Family Issues 41, no. 5 (October 9, 2019): 589–610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x19881669.

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Stepparent–child relationships and new couple relationships are core pillars of stepfamily functioning and well-being. Although research generally indicates that stepparent–child relationship quality and couple relationship quality are positively associated, questions remain about in which contexts and from whose perspective this association holds. Using reports from parents and stepparents in a sample of 291 stepfamily heterosexual couples, we assess whether stepfamily household type (i.e., mother–stepfather, father–stepmother) moderates the association between stepparent–child relationship quality and couple relationship quality. Results indicate that stepparent–child relationship quality and couple relationship quality are positively associated in both mother–stepfather and father–stepmother families, and from the vantage point of both parents and stepparents. The positive association is significantly larger in mother–stepfather families from the vantage point of stepfathers. Implications for future research and practice with stepfamilies are discussed.

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Hawkins, Alan J., Tamara Gillil, Glenda Christiaens, and Jason S. Carroll. "Integrating Marriage Education into Perinatal Education." Journal of Perinatal Education 11, no. 4 (October 2002): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.11.4.1.

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Couples making the transition to parenthood experience challenges that can threaten the quality and stability of their relationships and the health of family members. Currently, the educational infrastructure to support the delivery of couple-relationship education during the transition to parenthood is limited. Because new-parent couples interact with the health care system at many points during this transition time, an opportunity exists for strengthening couple relationships within the system to improve the well-being of adults and children. In this article, we propose a productive collaboration between marriage/couple educators and health care systems to integrate couple-relationship education into the standard of perinatal care.

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Talbot, Wendy. "Humor in Couple Relationships: An Opportunity for Therapeutic Inquiry." Journal of Systemic Therapies 40, no. 1 (May 2021): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2021.40.1.1.

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Humor has been a focus of therapy literature for over a century and is considered an essential communication tool and important component of therapeutic relationships. Yet couple therapy literature does not feature humor as a relational practice or strategy for couples’ relationship development. When humor presents in a therapy conversation it offers opportunities for therapists to explore the implications and meanings for the couple relationship, potentially contributing to new and enhanced relationship experience. This article provides vignettes from one couple therapy conversation to illustrate therapeutic possibilities for exploration of couples’ humor. Therapists are encouraged to pay attention to humor as a complex, dynamic, discursive practice with therapeutic benefits for couples’ therapy.

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Côté-Arsenault, Denise, and Erin Denney-Koelsch. "“Love Is a Choice”: Couple Responses to Continuing Pregnancy With a Lethal Fetal Diagnosis." Illness, Crisis & Loss 26, no. 1 (November 15, 2017): 5–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1054137317740798.

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While it is known that couples experience pregnancy differently from one another, the circumstance of continuing pregnancy after learning of a lethal fetal diagnosis has received little attention. This longitudinal, naturalistic study of 16 mothers and 14 spouses/partners aimed to describe pregnant couples’ responses and relationships in continued pregnancy with lethal fetal diagnosis and to examine similarities and differences within those couple responses. Individual and joint interviews with parents were conducted across pregnancy, birth, and death of the baby. Within and across couple analysis was performed. Three categories emerged (Pregnant vs. Not Pregnant; Individual Responses to Adversity; Strength of the Couple Relationship) with 12 themes. Findings indicate that individual responses to these stressful pregnancies were inherent in who was physically pregnant, choosing whether to love and embrace the unborn baby, personal characteristics, and the strength of the couple relationship. Care providers should assess couple dynamics. Couples with committed relationships, shared decision-making, and mutual support fared the best in the aftermath of their baby’s death.

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Tulloch, Heather, Karen Bouchard, Matthew J. Clyde, Lorenzo Madrazo, Natasha Demidenko, Susan Johnson, and Paul Greenman. "Learning a new way of living together: a qualitative study exploring the relationship changes and intervention needs of patients with cardiovascular disease and their partners." BMJ Open 10, no. 5 (May 2020): e032948. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032948.

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ObjectivesCardiovascular disease (CVD) not only affects the patient, but has implications for the partner. Emerging evidence suggests that supportive couple relationships enhance CVD outcomes and reduce patient and partner distress. To date, however, little research has been done to address the couple relationship as a potentially important component of cardiac care. This article examines the impact of CVD on the couple relationship and assesses the perceived needs and desired intervention components of patients with CVD and their partners.DesignQualitative study using directed and conventional content analysis.SettingSingle-centre, tertiary cardiac care hospital that serves a population of 1.4 million in the Champlain region of Ontario, Canada.ParticipantsPatients with CVD and their partners (n=32, 16 couples) participated in focus groups. Patients were mainly male (75%), white (87.5%), aged 64.4 years (range 31–81 years), with varied cardiac diagnoses (50% coronary artery disease; 18.75% valve disease; 18.75% heart failure; 12.5% arrhythmia).ResultsFive categories were generated from the data reflecting changes within the couple relationship as a result of CVD: (1) emotional and communication disconnection; (2) overprotection of the patient; (3) role changes; (4) adjustment to lifestyle changes; and (5) positive relationship changes. Three categories were constructed regarding intervention needs and desired resources: (1) practical resources; (2) sharing with peers; and (3) relationship enhancement.ConclusionsOverall, the data suggest that there were profound changes in the couple relationship as a result of CVD, and that there is considerable need to better support the caregiving spouses and the couple as a unit. These results call for interventions designed to provide instrumental support, peer-sharing opportunities and relationship quality enhancement to help couples cope with CVD. Future studies should examine whether couples-based programming embedded into cardiac rehabilitation can be effective at improving relationship quality and reducing patient and partner stress in the aftermath of a cardiac event.

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Talabi, Adetoro Temitope, Victor Uzodinma Chukwuma, and Rasaki Kolawole Odunaike. "MODIFIED NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL EQUATIONS FOR RELATIONSHIP IN MARRIAGES." African Journal of Science and Nature 7 (November 6, 2020): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.46881/ajsn.v7i0.156.

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Love-stories are characterized by temporal fluctuations, experiment in the area of relationship are difficult to design but mathematical models play vital role in studying the dynamics of relationships and their behavioural features. The paper examines relationship between different couples who are living together as ideal couple or fragile couple and the divorcee. A modified nonlinear coupled dynamic model was used to predict and interpret the feature of the union of different individuals and it is adapted to local environment where the data collection is carried out. We also investigated several measures affecting marriages, different challenges in marriage were considered by the use of questionnaires, analyzed and the results were applied as parameters in the model. In other words, only few of the behaviour of the couples to each other are taken into account while the rest of the answers were kept frozen, results were used to confirm if the behaviour of certain number of individuals observed in real life can be explained through the answers provided by individuals in the survey which was included in the theory. Numerical simulations are also presented to show the effectiveness of the survey results.

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Saraswati, Putu Ayu Dina, Andari Wuri Astuti, and Mohammad Hakimi. "MARITAL RELATIONSHIP PADA PASANGAN USIA MUDA: SCOPING REVIEW." Jurnal Cakrawala Promkes 2, no. 2 (August 2, 2020): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.12928/promkes.v2i2.1900.

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There are nine percent of women aged 15-19 who have married or living together in Indonesia, one percent of women divorced in the age group of 15-19 years. This scoping review aimed to review the evidence about the marital relationship among young couple in developing countries. Arksey and O’Malley framework was applied involving identify relevant evidence; identify review question; identify relevant evidence; study selection; charting data; and collating, summarizing and reporting the data. PRISMA flowchart used to show the process of searching the literature. Result of the review showed that there were ten pieces of evidence included and processed within a review. These four themes emerged, i.e. marriage decision-makers for the young couple; changes in the marriage practice of young couples; unpreparedness pregnancy on a young couple; the perspective of young couples about marital relationship. The young married couple will face many environmental and social problems with the result that they must be able to adapt to deal with the stresses and pressures that arise in their family life.

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Meyer, Dixie, Stephanie Barkley, Aaron Cohn, and Joanne Salas. "Couples in Love." Family Journal 26, no. 2 (April 2018): 185–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480718770156.

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Counselors may be unaware of the physiological underpinnings of couple relationships. Understanding emotions as physiological responses resulting from autonomic arousal, we measured couples’ heart rate across a series of typical conversations. Forty-nine heterosexual and one lesbian couple completed measures of emotional reactivity and dyadic adjustment. We used pulse oximetry to record individual heart rate through three 5-min conversations. Using multilevel dyadic growth models, we found emotional arousal and reactivity-predicted heart rate among women, and greater relationship length predicted heart rate among men. We additionally found couples synchronous with respect to relationship satisfaction and emotional reactivity but not to physiological responsivity. This study contributes to counselors’ understanding of women’s physiological reactivity, male responses in longer relationships, and how to support couples when there is potential for relationship conflict.

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Halford, W. Kim. "Strength in Numbers: The Couple Relationship in Adult Therapy." Behaviour Change 23, no. 2 (June 1, 2006): 87–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/bech.23.2.87.

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AbstractThe thesis advanced in this essay is that couple relationship interventions are central to effective therapy with many adult clients. I begin by reviewing a body of evidence that demonstrates the significance of couple relationships in the lives of most adults. A range of circumstances are described in which effective therapy with adults needs to address the couple relationship, even when the couple relationship is not mentioned as a presenting issue. It is concluded that individual psychological adjustment often is best understood when conceptualised within the intimate interpersonal context of the couple relationship.

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Halford, W. Kim, and Michele Simons. "Couple Relationship Education in Australia." Family Process 44, no. 2 (June 2005): 147–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2005.00050.x.

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Bischoff, Richard J. "Cancer and the Couple Relationship." Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 4, no. 1 (February 21, 2005): 93–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j398v04n01_05.

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Iqbal, Shahid, Nadia Ayub, Fons van de Vijver, and William Kim Halford. "Couple relationship standards in Pakistan." Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice 8, no. 4 (December 2019): 208–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000124.

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Kim, Miok, Jummi Park, Ju-Eun Hong, and Minkyung Ban. "The Study of Relationship among Infertility Stress, Gratitude, and Couple Relationship Changes of Women Undergoing Reproductive Treatments." Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 25, no. 3 (July 31, 2021): 169–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2021.25.3.169.

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Purpose: We aim to assess infertility stress, gratitude, and changes in couple relationship of the women under reproductive treatments and to identify the relationships between variables. Methods: The subjects were 212 infertile women receiving reproductive treatments. The data were collected by self-administered questionnaires from June to August in 2019. The questionnaire consisted of the questions about infertility stress, gratitude and changes in their couple relationships. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, 1-way analysis of variance, and correlation coefficient were analyzed using the SPSS 26.0 Windows program. Results: The level of Infertility stress, gratitude, and changes in couple relationship averaged 3.23±0.59 (range of 1 to 6), 4.85±1.06 (range of 1 to 6), 3.03±0.55 (range of 1 to 5), respectively. Infertility stress had a negative correlation with gratitude (r=-0.322, p<0.001) and changes in couple relationship (r= -0.371, p<0.001). Gratitude also had a negative correlation with changes in couple relationship (r=-0.370, p<0.001). Conclusion: The results revealed that infertility stress has a negative correlation with gratitude and changes in couple relationship. Thus, psychological interventions that can alleviate negative emotions should be provided.

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Thomeer, Mieke Beth, Allen J. LeBlanc, David M. Frost, and Kayla Bowen. "Anticipatory Minority Stressors among Same-sex Couples: A Relationship Timeline Approach." Social Psychology Quarterly 81, no. 2 (May 31, 2018): 126–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0190272518769603.

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The authors build on previous stress theories by drawing attention to the concept of anticipatory couple-level minority stressors (i.e., stressors expected to occur in the future that emanate from the stigmatization of certain relationship forms). A focus on anticipatory couple-level minority stressors brings with it the potential for important insight into vulnerabilities and resiliencies of people in same-sex relationships, the focus of this study. The authors use relationship timelines to examine stressors among a diverse sample of same-sex couples (n = 120). Respondents in same-sex relationships anticipated stressors that are likely not unique to same-sex couples (e.g., purchasing a home together) but labeled many of these anticipatory stressors as reflecting the stigmatization of their same-sex relationship. Respondents rated anticipatory minority stressors as more stressful than other anticipatory stressors. Moreover, stressors varied by gender, age, and relationship duration although not race/ethnicity or geographic site. This analysis is a preliminary step in examining how unique anticipatory couple-level minority stressors function as determinants of relationship quality, mental and physical health, and health disparities faced by sexual minority populations. Attempts to understand current stress levels should consider anticipatory stressors alongside past and current life events, chronic strains, daily hassles, and minority stressors, as these processes are impossible to disentangle and may be consequential for current well-being.

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Igartua, Karine J. "Therapy with Lesbian Couples: The Issues and the Interventions." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 43, no. 4 (May 1998): 391–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674379804300408.

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Objective: To highlight difficulties that are unique to lesbian couples by reviewing the data that contrast lesbian and heterosexual couples and exploring the theories that explain the observed differences in couple dynamics. Method: A review of the literature contrasting demographics and relationship characteristics in lesbians and heterosexual couples was conducted, and a review of lesbian psychotherapy literature was performed. Results: The differences in couple dynamics may be attributed to female relational styles and the stresses of being in a relationship that is not socially sanctioned (homophobia). Conclusions: Therapists should not use heterosexual standards when evaluating lesbian relationships because this may lead to misconstruance of a couple's emotional intensity as pathological. They should, however, recognize the problems that stem from pathological levels of fusion. When evaluating a couple, clinicians must assess the level of internalized homophobia so as to understand when the couple's difficulties originate from unresolved conflicts over sexual orientation.

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Hislop, Jenny. "A Bed of Roses or a Bed of Thorns? Negotiating the Couple Relationship through Sleep." Sociological Research Online 12, no. 5 (September 2007): 146–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.1621.

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The convention in Western societies of partners sharing a bed is symbolic of their status as a couple, their commitment to the relationship, and their desire for shared intimacy. Yet for many couples, incompatibility as sleeping partners may threaten to undermine romantic notions of the double bed. This paper draws on in-depth interview and audio diary data from research into sleep in couples aged 20-59 (N=40) to examine how couples negotiate the spatial, temporal and relational dimensions of the sleeping environment. The paper contends that the management of tensions inherent in the sleeping relationship plays a key role in framing the couple identity over time, as well as reinforcing the gendered roles, power relationships and inequalities which underpin everyday life.

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Rajabi, Gholamreza, Ghasem Khoshnoud, Mansour Sodani, and Reza Khojastehmehr. "The Effectiveness of Affective-reconstructive Couple Therapy in Increasing the Trust and Marital Satisfaction of Couples With Remarriage." Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology 26, no. 1 (April 1, 2020): 114–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.26.1.218.18.

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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of affective-reconstructive couple therapy in increasing the trust in close relationships and marital satisfaction of couples with remarriage and divorce experience. Methods: This is a single-case experimental study with a non-concurrent multiple baseline design. Three distressed couples were selected from among couples with remarriage and divorce experience referred to private and government counseling centers in Ahvaz, Iran, based on inclusion/exclusion criteria using purposive sampling method during September-December 2018, They participated at eight sessions of affective-reconstructive couple therapy, once a week each 90 minutes. They completed the Trust in Close Interpersonal Relationships Questionnaire and Marital Satisfaction Scale before and after treatment, and at the follow-up period. The data analysis was conducted by using visual analysis (graph drawing), reliable change index, recovery rate formula (increase rate), and normative comparison methods. Results: Affective-reconstructive couple therapy increased the trust in close relationships and marital satisfaction in couples after treatment and at the follow-up period. Conclusion: Affective-reconstructive couple therapy, due to special attention to the couples’ past relationships and increasing their insight into the causes of distress development in relationship can increase the trust in close relationships and marital satisfaction in remarried couples with divorce experience.

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Peltea, Bianca Bogdana. "Couple Construction and Couple Relationship in Various Western Femininity Paradigms." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 187 (May 2015): 390–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.03.073.

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de Silva, Padmal. "Jealousy in Couple Relationships." Behaviour Change 21, no. 1 (March 1, 2004): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/bech.21.1.1.35976.

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AbstractThis article discusses the problem of jealousy in couple relationships. The clinical presentations are summarised, and the question of what is morbid jealousy is addressed. Issues in the assessment of jealousy in couples are discussed, with suggestions for the areas to be covered. A framework for the formulation of the problem is proposed. Finally, the clinical treatment of morbid jealousy is reviewed. A treatment approach is described, which includes relationship enhancement work and a range of specific techniques.

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Adams, Ayhan, Katrin Golsch, and Kai-Olaf Maiwald. "Solidarity in Couple Relationships – A Mixed Methods Approach." Zeitschrift für Soziologie 49, no. 2-3 (June 25, 2020): 164–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/zfsoz-2020-0016.

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AbstractIn family research, there have not yet been many attempts to grasp theoretically and empirically solidarity in couple relationships, a gap that this study addresses combining qualitative and quantitative strategies. One purpose of this article is to develop a theoretical framework to understand solidarity as an overarching structural element of cooperation in couples. We then propose, in the best possible way, a measurement of solidarity to be used in quantitative analysis. To this end, data from the German Family Panel (pairfam, waves 2008–2017) are used in a longitudinal design. We offer an empirical test of our measurement by employing autoregressive cross-lagged analyses with random intercepts (n = 2,588 couples) and establish the cause-and-effect relationship between solidarity and one important dimension of relationship quality, i. e. relationship satisfaction. The results of this analysis lend support to our assumption that couples cooperate on a basic rule of solidarity, having a unidirectional influence on relationship quality.

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Young, Mark A., and David M. Kleist. "The Relationship Process in Healthy Couple Relationships: A Grounded Theory." Family Journal 18, no. 4 (July 30, 2010): 338–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480710377740.

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Bouma, Ruth, W. Kim Halford, and Ross McD Young. "Evaluation of the Controlling Alcohol and Relationship Enhancement (CARE) Program With Hazardous Drinkers." Behaviour Change 21, no. 4 (December 1, 2004): 229–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/bech.21.4.229.66106.

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AbstractWe assessed the effects of the Controlling Alcohol and Relationship Enhancement (CARE) program, an early intervention combining reduction of hazardous alcohol consumption and enhancement of couple relationships. Thirty-seven hazardous drinking couples were randomly allocated to either the CARE program or to a control condition. CARE couples improved their communication more than controls, but couples in both conditions reduced hazardous drinking to a similar extent. CARE is a potentially useful means of promoting positive relationship communication in hazardous drinking couples.

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Girgždė, Vilija, Viktoras Keturakis, and Jolanta Sondaitė. "Couples’ Relationship Self-Regulation Narratives After Intervention." Europe’s Journal of Psychology 10, no. 2 (May 28, 2014): 336–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i2.643.

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Relationship self-regulation is a way for couples to work on their relationships by becoming reflective about them, by setting goals for improvement, and by following up with efforts to be a better partner. Reflection is an important process in relationship self-regulation addressed in this study. The aim of this study is to analyse relationship self-regulation narratives after a relationship education intervention. Ten married partners (age 33-43 years) participated in a four-day reflective experiential relationship education programme intervention. The study investigated couples’ experiences of working on their relationship after the intervention. Two focus groups were conducted and narrative analysis was used. Four common themes emerged: becoming aware of one’s inner reactions and re-appraisals, learning to be sensitive, noticing one's own habitual responses and making choice, and experimenting in the relationship. These themes are discussed by applying a couple relationship self-regulation conceptual framework. We revealed that relationship self-regulation emerged as a process of regulation of intrapersonal emotional reactions to partner. Reflectivity in relationship self-regulation may be defined as focusing on oneself, trying to understand one’s own feelings and needs, experimenting to meet these needs, and exploring resources. The research focuses on the study of meaning making and on the reflection processes of partners in couple relationship self-regulation.

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Bielsten, Therése, and Ingrid Hellström. "A review of couple-centred interventions in dementia: Exploring the what and why – Part A." Dementia 18, no. 7-8 (November 3, 2017): 2436–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471301217737652.

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Introduction Symptoms of dementia bring about challenges to couples’ relationships. Relationship-focused support has been highlighted to be of significant importance for sustained relationship quality and to reduce the negative impact of dementia on the dyadic relationship. This review aimed to explore the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of interventions aimed at couples where one partner has a diagnosis of dementia and in which the couple jointly participate. Method Searches were performed in Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science from January 2000 to August 2017. Results Six studies were included. Objectives for the person with dementia was related to cognitive function and for the care partner the objectives were related to well-being. The majority of the outcomes were mirrored by the objectives and focused on cognitive function for people with dementia and depression and relationship quality for care partners. Our findings indicate that people with dementia should be included in the assessment of the relationship in order to gain an overall picture of relationship dynamics and to increase tailored support in couple-centred interventions. Conclusions The findings of this review indicate that joint interventions for people with dementia and care partners are lacking a genuine dyadic approach where both partners’ views of their relationship are valued. In order to identify targets for support and to use the appropriate outcome measures, the quality of the relationship should be recognised and taken into account. Moreover, there is a lack of a salutogenic approach in couple-centred interventions in which couples’ strengths and resources can be identified and supported.

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Fletcher, Kara, and Heather MacIntosh. "Emotionally Focused Therapy in the Context of Addictions." Family Journal 26, no. 3 (July 2018): 330–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480718795125.

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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.

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Chi, Peilian, Qinglu Wu, Hongjian Cao, Nan Zhou, and Xiuyun Lin. "Relationship-oriented values and marital and life satisfaction among Chinese couples." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 37, no. 8-9 (June 17, 2020): 2578–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407520928588.

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Objective and background: The present study tested whether the similarity levels of relationship-oriented values among Chinese couples would be higher than those among randomly matched male–female pairs. Furthermore, we examined whether couple similarity of relationship-oriented values would predict spouses’ marital satisfaction and life satisfaction above the actor and partner effects of relationship-oriented values over time and the potential marriage cohort differences. Method: Data were retrieved from the China Family Panel Studies data set in 2010–2014. Our study included a nationally representative sample of 10,860 first-married couples who provided data on relationship-oriented values, marital satisfaction, and life satisfaction. Results: The average profile similarity on relationship-oriented values of the real couples was higher than that of the randomly matched male–female pseudo couples. Actor–Partner Interdependence Model analyses showed that (1) couple similarity of relationship-oriented values was positively associated with husbands’ and wives’ life satisfaction indirectly through wives’ marital satisfaction among couples with short to medium marital duration, even after controlling for life satisfaction 4 years ago and a set of sociodemographic variables; (2) husbands’ relationship-oriented values were positively associated with couples’ life satisfaction indirectly through husbands’ marital satisfaction among couples with short to medium and long marital duration. Conclusion: With a large dyadic sample of Chinese couples, our findings expand the literature on the significant role of couple similarity of relationship-oriented values in personal and relational well-being.

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Novak, Josh R., Julie Gast, Terry Peak, Rhees Johnson, Rachel Morrey, Madeline Smith, and Marissa Souders. "A Case Study of Health-Related Support Processes in 2 Happy, Gay Couples." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 12, no. 6 (July 23, 2018): 462–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827618788854.

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The purpose of this case study was to explore 2, early-relationship, same-sex couples on the strategies used to support their partner’s engagement in health promoting behaviors. A semistructured interview protocol was used to conduct 120-minute interviews with each couple and analyzed using grounded theory methods. Five organizing categories emerged during the analysis, resulting in a conceptual process model of health-related support in same-sex relationships. These categories, provided a snapshot of how processes interact with each other; they were context, relationship dynamics, health support processes, couple adaptation, and balancing physical/relational health. Couples described the balancing of relational and physical health as an ongoing, important theme in the success of health support. Implications for both health prevention and intervention are discussed.

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Markman, Howard J., and W. Kim Halford. "International Perspectives on Couple Relationship Education." Family Process 44, no. 2 (June 2005): 139–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2005.00049.x.

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Dudley, Jane. "The Cotherapist Relationship a Married Couple?" Inscape 6, no. 1 (January 2001): 12–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17454830108414025.

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Halford, W. Kim, Howard J. Markman, Galena H. Kling, and Scott M. Stanley. "BEST PRACTICE IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION." Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 29, no. 3 (July 2003): 385–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2003.tb01214.x.

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Delelis, Gérald, and Mathilde Heuschen. "Dyadic adjustment in couples: How partners' social value within couple and emotional competences predict it." Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships 13, no. 1 (July 19, 2019): 96–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v13i1.340.

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Knowing the determinants of couple adjustment is a challenge, both for predicting this adjustment and for helping couples in therapy in the best possible way. We based this study on the Person’s Social Value Theory (Beauvois, J.-L. [1976]. The topic of social conduct evaluation. Connexions, 19, 7-30) which postulates that two dimensions – social utility and social desirability – support self- and other- descriptions. This study aimed to evaluate the way the evaluation of own social value within couple and the evaluation of social value within couple of the partner influence the dyadic adjustment of the spouses. In addition, we took into account the duration of the couples and the emotional competences of the spouses (using the PEC). Participants were the spouses of 152 voluntary heterosexual couples who completed a booklet of questionnaires. The results showed that the two dimensions of person’s social value within couple influence partners' dyadic adjustment but in a different way for men and women and according to the duration of the couples’ relationship. Furthermore, the effect of social value within couple seems to cover partially the classic effect of emotional competences on couple experience and satisfaction. The discussion underlines the relevance and interest of using the social value within the couple in the study of conjugal relationships as well as in counselling couples.

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van Acker, Liz. "Investing in Couple Relationship Education in the UK: A Gender Perspective." Social Policy and Society 14, no. 1 (October 18, 2013): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s147474641300047x.

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The UK Conservative–Liberal Democratic Coalition government has declared that marriage is imperative for society. This article examines couple relationship education (CRE), which aims to strengthen marriage and relationships. It argues that these programmes have potential because they offer opportunities for women and men to enhance their relationships through adult education that develops relationship skills and knowledge. For CRE to have a population level impact, however, knowledge of how to promote access to services designed for disadvantaged or vulnerable couples is critical. Gender disadvantage interacts with class, ethnicity, age and disability. Advocating marriage per se is too simplistic a solution to the complex problems of couples with diverse needs or low-income earners. If the government is serious about wanting to strengthen relationships and marriage, CRE would be a better investment if it was coordinated with policies and services such as balancing work and family and alleviating problems for low-income families.

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Moore, Margaret V. "Couple Therapy When One Spouse Has Cancer: Integration of EMDR and Relationship Enhancement Therapies." Journal of EMDR Practice and Research 10, no. 3 (2016): 208–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.10.3.208.

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A diagnosis of cancer can be a major challenge for a couple. Some will navigate without major upheaval, but others will face difficulties that shake the foundations of the relationship. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can be beneficial to both individuals in helping them resolve the present issues as well as past traumas that are hindering their ability to cope with the illness in the most effective way. This article describes how a couple therapy treatment developed by Johnson and Moore (2012, 2014) can be used for couples facing medical challenges. The treatment integrates individual EMDR therapy for each partner with conjoint couple therapy using Nonviolent Communication (Rosenberg, 2003) and Relationship Enhancement therapy (Guerney, 1987). The goals are to create a calming atmosphere between the couple, resolve the presenting problems, improve communication between the partners, and deepen the relationship. A descriptive case example describes the application of this treatment model to a couple who were struggling with the impact of the husband’s serious medical problems on the marriage. The article also provides direction for addressing various challenges in couple work.

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Lewis, Nathan A., and Tomiko Yoneda. "Within-Couple Personality Concordance Over Time: The Importance of Personality Synchrony for Perceived Spousal Support." Journals of Gerontology: Series B 76, no. 1 (September 15, 2020): 31–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa163.

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Abstract Objectives Within-couple similarities in personality traits tend to be positively associated with relationship well-being. However, research in this area is typically based on cross-sectional designs, thereby limiting examination of longitudinal personality concordance. Given that life experiences shape within-person change in personality, and that partners within a couple often experience similar life events, investigation of within-couple personality synchrony and associations with marital outcomes is warranted. Methods Using data from 3,988 couples (mean age at baseline = 67.0 years, SD = 9.6), multilevel dyadic growth models estimated within-couple similarity in baseline levels, change, and occasion-to-occasion variability for each of the Big Five personality traits over an 8-year follow-up. Bivariate growth models examined the effect of within-couple similarity on perceived spousal support, accounting for dependency within couples. Results Adjusting for baseline age, education, functional ability, and relationship length, analyses revealed within-couple concordance between baseline levels of all 5 personality traits, as well as correlated within-couple fluctuations in neuroticism, extraversion, and openness over time. Similarity in openness, agreeableness, and neuroticism trajectories predicted spousal support. Couples were most similar in openness, showing correlated intercepts, change, and variability, and this longitudinal synchrony was particularly important for perceived spousal support in women. Discussion These findings provide evidence for longitudinal personality synchrony over time within older adult couples. Further, concordance in neuroticism, extraversion, and openness predicted perceived spousal support, though there may be some gender differences in personality dynamics and relationship well-being. Effects of similarity were relatively small compared to actor and partner effects of these traits.

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Miano, Annemarie, Isabel Dziobek, and Stefan Roepke. "Characterizing Couple Dysfunction in Borderline Personality Disorder." Journal of Personality Disorders 34, no. 2 (April 2020): 181–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2018_32_388.

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Relationship dysfunction is a key criterion of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Nevertheless, little is known about the characteristics of romantic relationship functioning in BPD. In this study, couples in which the women were diagnosed with BPD (BPD couples) and healthy control couples (HC) were compared in their perceived relationship characteristics (e.g., relationship quality) and interpersonal experience variables (e.g., attachment). The hypothesis was tested that insecure attachment styles account for group differences in relationship characteristics. Variables were measured by self-report. Romantic relationships were appraised as more negative and conflictual by both members of BPD couples compared to HC. The perception of women with BPD was often more negative than that of their male partners, indicating potential biases in BPD patients' relationship evaluation. Insecure attachment styles only partially explained group differences in relationship characteristics, showing that attachment style is one, but not the only predictor of decreased relationship functioning in BPD couples.

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Călin, Mariana Floricica, Mihaela Luminița Sandu, and Anca Sabina Miu. "The relationship between personality factors and dyadic satisfaction." Technium Social Sciences Journal 18 (April 7, 2021): 268–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v18i1.3062.

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The couple represents the basic unit of life perpetuation. The couple is generally defined as a couple or reunion of two people based on constant bonding or due to a momentary closeness. In both cases, however, the union must function, even if this is often difficult. Couple satisfaction is defined as the individual emotional state of being satisfied with the interactions, experiences and expectations within the couple's life. Couple satisfaction is an individual emotional state of being satisfied with the interactions, experiences and expectations within the couple's life. depending on the personality of the partners, they manage to relate better and thus to be more satisfied in the couple.

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Schultz, C. L., N. C. Schultz, and A. E. Craddock. "Toward Identification of Strategies to Strengthen the Family Unit." Children Australia 15, no. 4 (1990): 4–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200003084.

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This study compares levels of couple agreement about positive and satisfying features of their relationship as reported by a remarried sample (n = 70) couples and a more general sample of couples largely in their first marriage or committed de facto relationship (n = 100 couples). The ENRICH inventory (Olson et al., 1982) was used with the general sample and the ENRICH-Anew inventory (Schultz & Schultz, 1987) was used for the remarried sample, thereby providing the measures of positive couple agreement, which can in turn serve as indicators for strengthening family relationships. There were no statistically significant differences between the two samples, indicating commonalities in stresses and strengths experienced by the two samples. However, there are suggestions in the data that issues related to children and parenting were subject to lower levels of agreement for the remarried couples. The comparison couples produced lower levels of agreement in the areas of conflict resolution and relating to partner's family and friends.

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Simpson, Lorelei E., Brian D. Doss, Jennifer Wheeler, and Andrew Christensen. "Relationship Violence Among Couples Seeking Therapy: Common Couple Violence or Battering?" Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 33, no. 2 (April 2007): 270–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2007.00021.x.

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Dyer, C., and W. K. Halford. "Prevention of Relationship Problems: Retrospect and Prospect." Behaviour Change 15, no. 2 (June 1998): 107–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0813483900003223.

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Whilst nearly all couple relationships start out happy, half of all marriages end in divorce. Relationship education is a potentially effective strategy to reduce the prevalence of relationship problems and divorce. The substantial empirical research on the determinants of relationship satisfaction shows that there are key relationship skills, such as communication and conflict management skills, which impact on the course of relationship satisfaction and stability. Relationship education can teach couples these key relationship skills, and this may prevent relationship problems. However, relationship education is not targeted at those couples who need it most. Research needs to be focused on the effects of relationship education for couples at high risk for relationship problems. The reach of education programs to couples can be enhanced by developing flexible delivery education programs. Relationship education programs also need to promote coping with stressful events that often lead to relationship problems, such as the transition into step-families, the onset of chronic illness, and unemployment.

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Dudkina, Aija, Lida Maslinovska, and Juris Porozovs. "TECHNOFERENCE, CONFLICTS, SATISFACTION WITH COUPLE’S RELATIONSHIPS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 7 (May 25, 2018): 13–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2018vol1.3262.

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The purpose of the study Tehnoference, conflict, satisfaction with couple’ s relationships and emotional intelligence connection is to find out is there a relationship to technology and the frequency of conflicts in couple relationships, satisfaction with relationships and emotional intelligence. Main questions of the study: 1.Is there a connection to the technoference and the frequency of conflicts in the relationship? 2.Is the frequency of conflicts in a relationship related to satisfaction with relationships? 3.Is there a relationship to an emotional intelligence with a technofrence? 4.Is there a relationship between emotional intelligence and satisfaction with relationships?

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Mitchell, Jason W. "Differences in Gay Male Couples’ Use of Drugs and Alcohol With Sex by Relationship HIV Status." American Journal of Men's Health 10, no. 4 (November 25, 2014): 262–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988314559243.

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Prior studies with men who have sex with men have documented a strong association between substance use with sex and risk for acquisition of HIV. However, few studies have been conducted about gay male couples’ use of substances with sex, despite the fact that between one third and two thirds of men who have sex with men acquire HIV from their relationship partners. The present study sought to (1) describe whether one or both partners in the male couple uses substances with sex—by substance type—within and/or outside of their relationship, and (2) assess whether differences exist in those who use substances with sex within and outside the relationship by the couples’ HIV status. Dyadic data for this analysis were collected in the United States from a nation-wide cross-sectional Internet study about male couples’ relationships and behaviors. Couple-level descriptive and comparative analyses were employed with 361 male couples. Except for alcohol, most couples did not use substances with sex. Of those who did, rates of who used it with sex and substance type within the relationship varied; most couples only had one partner who used substances with sex outside the relationship. Significantly higher proportions of concordantly HIV-negative and HIV-positive couples had both partners who used substances (all types) with sex within their relationship over discordant couples. Most couples had one partner who used outside the relationship; only marijuana and erectile dysfunction medication use with sex significantly differed by couples’ HIV status. Findings indicate the need to conduct additional research for prevention development.

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Pagani, Ariela F., Miriam Parise, Silvia Donato, Shelly L. Gable, and Dominik Schoebi. "If You Shared My Happiness, You Are Part of Me: Capitalization and the Experience of Couple Identity." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 46, no. 2 (June 10, 2019): 258–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167219854449.

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The way in which individuals react to a partner’s disclosure of positive news (capitalization response) is associated with relational well-being. Two studies analyzed the role of couple identity in explaining the association between perceived capitalization responses and relationship quality. A daily diary study ( n = 90 couples) revealed that on days people perceived their partners’ responses as active-constructive, they reported higher levels of couple identity. A longitudinal two-wave study ( n = 169 couples) showed that couple identity mediated the link between active-constructive (for both women and men) and passive-destructive responses (only for men) and relationship quality. Overall, our findings suggest that the experience of the partner’s involvement and support in good times contribute to a sense of couple identity, which over the long turn, is associated with partners’ relational well-being.

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Sleep, Lyndal. "Entrapment and institutional collusion: Domestic violence police reports and the ‘couple rule’ in social security law." Alternative Law Journal 44, no. 1 (October 30, 2018): 17–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1037969x18796900.

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In Australia’s heavily targeted social welfare apparatus, couples are assessed jointly for their eligibility for social security payment. Specific guidelines for deciding if a social security recipient is a member of a couple are provided by the ‘couple rule’ in section 4(3) of the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth). A plethora of information is used by the Department to decide if a social security recipient is a member of a couple for social security purposes. Of particular concern is the use of domestic violence police reports as evidence of a couple relationship. This article argues that the current use of police domestic violence reports in ‘couple rule’ decisions is problematic. This is because it effectively entraps women in violent relationships, provides a financial barrier to leaving and is used by perpetrators to further control their victims.

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Halford, W. Kim, and Guy Bodenmann. "Effects of relationship education on maintenance of couple relationship satisfaction." Clinical Psychology Review 33, no. 4 (June 2013): 512–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2013.02.001.

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McMahon, James M., Ruth Chimenti, Nicole Trabold, Theresa Fedor, Mona Mittal, and Stephanie Tortu. "Risk of Intimate Partner Violence and Relationship Conflict Following Couple-Based HIV Prevention Counseling: Results From the Harlem River Couples Project." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 32, no. 24 (August 27, 2015): 3709–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260515600878.

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Heterosexual transmission of HIV often occurs in the context of intimate sexual partnerships. There is mounting evidence that couple-based HIV prevention interventions may be more effective than individual-based interventions for promoting risk reduction within such relationships. Yet, concerns have been raised about the safety of couple-based prevention approaches, especially with regard to the risk of intimate partner violence against women. Although several international studies have examined the potential for adverse consequences associated with couple-based interventions, with inconsistent results, there is little data from U.S. studies to shed light on this issue. The current study analyzed data from a randomized trial conducted in New York City with 330 heterosexual couples to examine whether participation in couple-based or relationship-focused HIV counseling and testing (HIV-CT) interventions resulted in an increased likelihood of post-intervention breakups, relationship conflicts, or emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, compared with standard individual HIV-CT. Multinomial logistic regression was used to model the odds of experiencing change in partner violence from baseline to follow-up by treatment condition. A high prevalence of partner-perpetrated violence was reported by both male and female partners across treatment conditions, but there was no conclusive evidence of an increase in relationship dissolution or partner violence subsequent to participation in either the couple-based HIV-CT intervention or relationship-focused HIV-CT intervention compared with controls. Qualitative data collected from the same participants support this interpretation. HIV prevention interventions involving persons in primary sexual partnerships should be sensitive to relationship dynamics and the potential for conflict, and take precautions to protect the safety of both male and female participants.

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Crowe, Michael. "Couple relationship problems and sexual dysfunctions: therapeutic guidelines." Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 18, no. 2 (March 2012): 154–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/apt.bp.109.007443.

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SummarySex is central to most intimate relationships, and there is inevitably a two-way interaction between sex and intimacy. Sex is a physical, a psychological and an interpersonal event, and treatment of sexual problems should take account of all three aspects. Couple relationship problems that can affect sexual interaction include pervasive hostility, poor communication, lack of trust and disparate levels of sexual desire. Therapists should be able to manage therapy sessions with both partners present, without taking sides, and treating the relationship, rather than either individual, as the ‘client’. They should be able to balance the physical approach to problems with managing relationship issues and the partners' individual psychological problems. Techniques are recommended for understanding and modifying the couple relationship during therapy, as well as for dealing with specific sexual problems using a behavioural systems approach.

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Paynter, Adrienne A., and Cheryl Harasymchuk. "Attachment Anxiety as a Barrier to the Benefits of Novel Couple Activities." Journal of Interpersonal Relations, Intergroup Relations and Identity 10 (2017): 25–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.33921/wleh2260.

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Novel and exciting couple activities have been found to increase satisfaction in couples (e.g., Aron, Norman, Aron, McKenna, & Heyman, 2000), but only if both members enjoy the exciting activity (Girme, Overall, & Faingataa, 2014). We hypothesized that attachment anxiety might thwart the enjoyment and effectiveness of novel couple activities because of perceived threats to the security of the relationship. Undergraduate students (N = 154) who were in a romantic relationship completed online questionnaires. Consistent with our hypothesis, higher attachment anxiety was associated with decreased couple enjoyment (as perceived by the participant). However, contrary to our hypotheses, higher attachment anxiety was not associated with greater willingness to engage in an unappealing partner-initiated novel couple activity, or with decreased perceived benefits to the relationship. Furthermore, consistent with our guiding hypothesis, in exploratory analyses, we found that people who scored higher on attachment anxiety were more likely to be motivated to engage in the unappealing partner-initiated novel couple activity because of threat-related concerns.

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Weinberg, Thomas S. "Love Relationships and Drinking among Gay Men." Journal of Drug Issues 16, no. 4 (October 1986): 637–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204268601600410.

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This paper discusses the interaction between alcohol use and love relationships among a sample of male homosexuals. Alcohol use is ubiquitous in the gay world, affecting couples as well as single men. Love relationships appear to reduce bar attendance, but do not necessarily affect alcohol consumption. Drinking may be encouraged through participation in a closed circle of coupled associates, through adoption of an “elegant” lifestyle, by involvement with an older, more sophisticated lover or with a partner who is a bartender. In addition, stresses and strains in a relationship, often the result of unclear role definitions and consequent power and equality issues, may increase drinking. Reductions in alcohol use were often the result of feeling secure in the relationship. Drinking, which is often encouraged, or at least not discouraged in the gay subculture, may lead to the dissolution of a couple.

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Soriano-Ayala, Encarnación, Verónica C. Cala, Manuel Soriano Ferrer, and Herenia García-Serrán. "Love, relationships and couple happiness: A cross-cultural comparison among Spanish couples and Moroccan couples in Southern Spain." Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships 15, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 72–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.4177.

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Love and relationships are sociocultural constructions that, in recent times, have experienced great changes in terms of type of relationship, type of love and happiness of the couple. Few studies have analysed the love relationships immigrant population in Europe. This study aims to explore the differences and similarities in love styles between Spaniards and Moroccan immigrants, the country’s largest foreign population, and analyse the relationship between these styles and level of couple happiness. This cross-sectional study disseminated a survey to young adults between the ages of 18 and 40 in southern Spain. Of those who received the survey, 574 young adults responded, of which 182 were of Moroccan origin and 392 were Spanish. The results indicated that there are sociocultural and gender differences in the types of relationships young adults maintain and in the agents that facilitate romantic socialisation. The Spaniards describe less stable relationships, more influenced by several agents, while the Moroccans demonstrated more stability in relationships, more influenced by family and religion. In accordance with Sternberg love components, different types of love were recognised. Spanish women are the group most value love in their lives, rated higher in couple happiness, and gave special importance to intimacy (but not to commitment and passion). Moroccan women followed models of love closer to Sternberg's romantic love, giving importance to commitment, intimacy and passion. Spanish men were similar to Moroccan men regarding their type of love, although they were the only ones that included commitment as a predictor of happiness. This study reveals that the importance of an intersectional approach to analyse love and couples.

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