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What's wrong with these people? clinicians' views of clinical couples.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19161580     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Marriage and family therapy (MFT) faculty and graduate students rated the "typical" or predictable behaviors of husbands or wives coming for therapy using the Georgia Marriage Q-sort. Scores were compared with previously published scores for both "ideal" couples (i.e., showing positive behaviors, attitudes, and problem-solving skills) and a sample of 136 nonclinical, community couples. A review of correlations between MFT raters' scores for clients and the scores for "ideal" or actual community husbands or wives indicated that clinicians have negative views of both clinical husbands and wives. Such negative views of clinical husbands and wives are particularly marked in scores by MFT faculty. MFT students had a similarly negative view of clinical husbands, but such views were not evident for clinical wives. Recommendations for MFT training and implications for future research are discussed.
Authors:
Hye-Sun Ro; Richard S Wampler
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of marital and family therapy     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0194-472X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Marital Fam Ther     Publication Date:  2009 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-23     Completed Date:  2009-04-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7904614     Medline TA:  J Marital Fam Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3-17     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Address correspondence to Richard S. Wampler, MFT Program, FCE, Rm. 7, Human Ecology Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Curriculum
Faculty
Family Therapy / education*,  methods
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Male
Marital Therapy / education*,  methods
Middle Aged
Professional Competence*
Questionnaires
Sex Factors
Social Perception*
Students

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