Predicting change in relationship distress and depressive symptoms among couples in Taiwan: The role of attachment, emotional expressivity, and gender roles in Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Autor: Tseng CF; Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA., Morgan PC; Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA., Wittenborn AK; Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.; Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of marital and family therapy [J Marital Fam Ther] 2025 Jan; Vol. 51 (1), pp. e12743. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 08.
DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12743
Abstrakt: This pilot study examined predictors of change in relationship distress and depressive symptoms over the course of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in a one-arm, pragmatic clinical trial of 17 couples in Taiwan. Results revealed that masculine ideology, feminine ideology, traditionalism, and emotional expressivity at intake predicted change in relationship distress. Specifically, women's high traditional gender roles and traditionalism and both partners' high emotional expressivity at intake were associated with decreases in relationship distress over time. In addition, attachment and emotional expressivity predicted change in depressive symptoms. Specifically, high attachment avoidance, high attachment anxiety, and high emotional expressivity at intake were associated with decreases in depressive symptoms over time. While more research is needed, these findings offer preliminary support for the types of partners who may experience more improvement after receiving EFT in Taiwan.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Journal of Marital and Family Therapy published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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