Couple Therapy: Does it Improve Individual and Relational Well-Being in Couples Experiencing Mild to Moderate Aggression?

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dc.contributor.advisorEpstein, Norman B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorValladares, Sherylls Yadiraen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFamily Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-08T06:42:36Z
dc.date.available2011-10-08T06:42:36Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study examined effects of couple therapy in improving partners' emotional comfort regarding couple conflict-resolution communication and trust in each other, within a sample of 55 couples that experiencing psychological aggression and mild to moderate physical aggression in their relationships. This secondary analysis was conducted on previously collected data from a treatment outcome study that already had shown evidence that the couple therapy had reduced aggressive behavior and increased partners' relationship satisfaction. Paired t-tests comparing pre- to post-therapy indicated that women improved on all measures of well-being; men improved on measures of trust and positive mood, but not in state anxiety. Women's changes in positive mood and anxiety, but not their level of trust, were associated with some changes in their partner's level of physical and psychological aggression. Men's changes in all three measures of well-being were associated with changes in their partner's level of physical and psychological aggression.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/12095
dc.subject.pqcontrolledClinical psychologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMental healthen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledIndividual & family studiesen_US
dc.titleCouple Therapy: Does it Improve Individual and Relational Well-Being in Couples Experiencing Mild to Moderate Aggression?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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