Understanding how partners' perceptions of their relationships predict couple distress and
treatment outcomes can inform relationship interventions, because consensus on …

This study examined categorical differences in self-selected relationship strengths between
relationally distressed and non-distressed individuals participating in the brief couple …

The therapeutic or working alliance is considered to be one of the most important elements
in successful individual therapy and many types of couple, marital, and family therapy. The …

This study investigated the impact of couples' agreement regarding relationship problems at
therapy intake on subsequent treatment engagement and success. One hundred and 47 …

Objective To review brief couple interventions (BCIs), with a focus on contributions to theory,
development, and implications for practice. Background For decades, scholars have …

Though distress in couple relationships is common, many partners are resistant to formal
interventions (eg, couple therapy and couple and relationship education) due to time …

Couple relationship education (RE) usually is conceived of as relationship enhancement for
currently satisfied couples, with a goal of helping couples sustain satisfaction. However, RE …

This study examined couples'(N= 94) behavior resulting from two proximal change
interventions. One was a spousal “compliments intervention” to increase positivity, and the …

Emotion‐focused therapy (EFT; Greenberg & Johnson, Emotionally focused therapy for
couples. New York: Guilford Press) is anchored in attachment theory (Johnson, 2003 …

Therapy is an effective form of treatment for couple distress; yet, research shows that 20%–
60% of couples terminate treatment prematurely. Predictors of couple retention in therapy …