The marriage checkup: An indicated preventive intervention for treatment-avoidant couples at risk for marital deterioration

Prior to dissolution, it is likely that couples that become severely distressed first pass through an at-risk stage in which they experience early symptoms of marital deterioration but have not yet suffered irreversible damage to their marriage. It is during this “at-risk” stage when couples might b...

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Published in:Behavior therapy 2005, Vol.36 (4), p.301-309
Main Authors: Cordova, James V., Scott, Rogina L., Dorian, Marina, Mirgain, Shilagh, Yaeger, Daniel, Groot, Alison
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At risk
At Risk Persons
Counseling Effectiveness
Early intervention programmes
Intervention
Interviews
Marital Instability
Marital Satisfaction
Marriage
Marriage Counseling
Motivation
Prevention
Psychological Patterns
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Summary:Prior to dissolution, it is likely that couples that become severely distressed first pass through an at-risk stage in which they experience early symptoms of marital deterioration but have not yet suffered irreversible damage to their marriage. It is during this “at-risk” stage when couples might benefit most from early intervention. In response to this need we have developed an indicated intervention program called the Marriage Checkup (MC) based on the principles of motivational interviewing. The current randomized study provides preliminary evidence for the attractiveness, tolerability, efficacy, and mechanisms of change of the MC.
ISSN:0005-7894
1878-1888
DOI:10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80112-1