Strong mutual commitment is typically conceived of as involving a public promise life-long bond, but social theorists have posited that external relationship anchors are being replaced with private meaning commitment. This narrative analysis semi-structured interviews ten White British couples in long-term relationships (15+ years) different forms (married, civil partners, cohabitants) explores...

Despite the overall efficacy of psychotherapy, dropouts are substantial, many clients do not benefit, therapists vary in effectiveness, and there may be a crisis of confidence among consumers. A research paradigm called patient-focused research--a method of enhancing outcome via continuous progress feedback--holds promise to address these problems. Although feedback has been demonstrated to imp...

Although meta-analyses affirm that various treatments for couple distress produce statistically and clinically significant outcomes, research findings also indicate that a large percentage of couples fail to benefit or subsequently deteriorate following current therapies. Based on these findings, we advocate potential advantages of integrative approaches to couple therapy. We distinguish among ...

Although traditional behavioral couple therapy (TBCT) has garnered the most empirical support of any marital treatment, concerns have been raised about both its durability and clinical significance. Integrative behavioral couple therapy (IBCT) was designed to address some of these limitations by combining strategies for fostering emotional acceptance with the change-oriented strategies of TBCT....

The discovery or disclosure of an extramarital affair can have a devastating impact on partners, both individually and on the relationships. Research suggests that affairs occur relatively frequently in relationships and are a common presenting problem in couple therapy. However, despite their prevalence, there is little empirical treatment research in this area, and most therapists describe th...

The purpose of this paper was to document the use social media in romantic relationships. More specifically, we examined whether information that people desired share (i.e., relationship visibility) and shared practice actual about their relationships on Facebook predicted by level relational commitment. A sample 139 couples, users Facebook, aged 17 30 years, participated study. Participants co...

Seventy-five marriage couples were investigated in the study. According to M. Braun-Gałkowska’s Marital Success Scale, two groups distinguished, of 30 each, with higher and lower levels satisfaction their relationship. The quality marital communication was determined on basis results Communication Marriage Questionnaire by Kaźmierczak Plopa, which presents it terms support, commitment depreciat...

The authors integrate findings from neurophysiology, affect regulation and attachment research, and apply them to treating couples. They observe that adult styles of relating to primary attachment figures parallel the attachment styles identified in infant–caregiver relationships. They work with couples on maintaining a state of attunement, providing a secure base, recognizing non-verbal signal...