| Outcomes of couples with infidelity in a community-based sample of couple therapy. | |
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PMID: 20438197 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Infidelity is an often cited problem for couples seeking therapy, but the research literature to date is very limited on couple therapy outcomes when infidelity is a problem. The current study is a secondary analysis of a community-based sample of couple therapy in Germany and Austria. Outcomes for 145 couples who reported infidelity as a problem in their relationship were compared with 385 couples who sought therapy for other reasons. Analyses based on hierarchical linear modeling revealed that infidelity couples were significantly more distressed and reported more depressive symptoms at the start of therapy but continued improving through the end of therapy and to 6 months posttherapy. At the follow-up assessment, infidelity couples were not statistically distinguishable from non-infidelity couples, replicating previous research. Sexual dissatisfaction did not depend on infidelity status. Although there was substantial missing data, sensitivity analyses suggested that the primary findings were not due to missing data. The current findings based on a large community sample replicated previous work from an efficacy trial and show generally optimistic results for couples in which there has been an affair. |
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Authors:
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David C Atkins; Rebeca A Marín; Tracy T Y Lo; Notker Klann; Kurt Hahlweg |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) Volume: 24 ISSN: 1939-1293 ISO Abbreviation: J Fam Psychol Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-05-04 Completed Date: 2010-09-14 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8802265 Medline TA: J Fam Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 212-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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2010 APA, all rights reserved |
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington, USA. datkins@u.washington.edu |
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Adult Community Mental Health Services / utilization* Couples Therapy* Extramarital Relations / psychology* Family Characteristics* Female Humans Male Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data Sexual Behavior* |
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