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Enactments in couple therapy: identifying therapist interventions associated with positive change
Author(s) -
Woolley Scott R.,
Wampler Karen S.,
Davis Sean D.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2011.00577.x
Subject(s) - psychology , psychological intervention , wife , structuring , variance (accounting) , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , intervention (counseling) , therapeutic relationship , multivariate analysis of variance , multivariate statistics , developmental psychology , psychiatry , statistics , business , mathematics , accounting , finance , political science , law , economics , machine learning , computer science
Greenberg's analytic method of process research was used to identify therapist interventions associated with positive change during thirty‐six videotaped segments of enactments. Couple interaction was coded using the rapid couple interaction scoring system. Stepwise regression analyses revealed different patterns by gender, with therapists directing and working with emotions related to husband positive interaction and therapist structuring related to wife positive interactions. A multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant differences between couples who became either positive or negative during the enactments. Structuring, directing, and supporting were used more often with positive couples. Implications for theory, therapy, and research are discussed.