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THE LONG‐TERM EFFECTS OF THE COUPLE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
Author(s) -
Joanning Harvey
Publication year - 1982
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.1752-0606.1982.tb01472.x
Subject(s) - psychology , term (time) , generalization , communication skills , quality (philosophy) , nonverbal communication , marital therapy , communication skills training , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , medical education , medicine , mathematical analysis , philosophy , physics , mathematics , epistemology , quantum mechanics
The immediate and long‐term impact of the Couple Communication Program was assessed. Seventeen married couples were assigned to training groups. Change was assessed using self‐report measures of marital adjustment and communication quality along with behavioral ratings of couple verbal interaction. Couples increased significantly on all measures at immediate posttest. Marital adjustment returned to pretest levels by five month follow‐up. Couple perceived communication quality and rater judged communication quality maintained posttest levels. The findings suggest a need for more skills training in the program, an increase in length of the program, and consideration of program improvements designed to enhance generalization.