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A Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Conciliation Counseling on Certain Personality Variables *
Author(s) -
Sampel David D.,
Seymour Warren R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1980.tb01316.x
Subject(s) - conciliation , psychology , personality , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , temperament , clinical psychology , social psychology , law , political science , mediation
Twelve couples undergoing court‐ordered counseling in Iowa were compared to a “voluntary” counseling group, and a no‐counseling control group to see what changes, if any, would occur during the treatment period on certain personality variables, as measured by the Taylor‐Johnson Temperament Analysis (TJTA), and on perceived marital adjustment problems, as measured by the Marriage Adjustment Inventory (MAI). Dissolution rates were also compared post‐treatment. Minimal differences were found among the groups in the amount, and direction, of changes on the two instruments. Differences in dissolution rates were found, as expected, but court‐ordered counseling did appear to have a positive effect with some couples.