Abstract
This study is an empirical investigation of 35 clinically distressed therapy seeking couples receiving sequential sessions of both therapist-centered and, alternatively, couple- centered, enactment-based therapy processes. Using a mixed-level longitudinal analysis with a repeated measure design, analysis of secure attachment, and the interrelated dimensions of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were examined demonstrating that couple- centered, enactment-based sessions produced higher levels of post-session and within-session attachment gains than therapist-centered process for both males and females. Couple-centered, enactment-based process was observed to have a unique treatment effect after the second session, where both partners experienced higher levels of attachment followed by levels returning to pre-experiment levels. Clinical implications and future research considerations are suggested.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Family Life; Marriage and Family Therapy
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Zamora, Justin Paul, "The Effects of Couple-Centered and Therapist-Centered Process on the Dyadic Attachment of Distressed Therapy-Seeking Couples: A Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis" (2012). Theses and Dissertations. 3370.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3370
Date Submitted
2012-09-19
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd5645
Keywords
enactments, attachment, process-outcome, couple-centered therapy, marital therapy
Language
English