The Marriage Checkup: An Indicated Preventive Intervention for Treatment-Avoidant Couples at Risk for Martial 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 coupl...

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Published inBehavior therapy Vol. 36; no. 4; p. 301
Main Authors Cordova, James V, Scott, Rogina L, Dorian, Marina, Mirgain, Shilagh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Orlando Academic Press 01.10.2005
Subjects
Couples
Intervention
Marriage
Personal relationships
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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. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0005-7894
1878-1888