Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · 2007 · 41 citations · 38 references
EducationCounselingPsychologyCounseling PsychologyMarriage CounselingPsychotherapyCoping StrategiesCouple InterventionCouples TherapyMarital CounselingMarital InterventionMarital SatisfactionBetween-group ComparisonComparison Group DesignCoping Skills EnhancementCouples CopingMarital Distress ReductionPhysical WellbeingPrevention Program ImplementationPsychological Distress Prevention
Abstract This study investigates the effectiveness of a marital distress prevention program for couples with low marital satisfaction with regard to a possible improvement of physical and psychological well‐being. Fifty‐nine couples, composing the intervention group, participated in a prevention program lasting 18 hours and focusing on the enhancement of coping resources (Couples Coping Enhancement Training). These couples were matched with 59 couples receiving no intervention (comparison group). The results reveal that the prevention program is able to improve psychological well‐being among both genders and life satisfaction among women. It seems that these effects are stable over 1 year. On the other hand, no significant effects could be observed on physical well‐being. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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