Sympathetic nervous system synchrony: An exploratory study of its relationship with the therapeutic alliance and outcome in couple therapy
| Autor: | Jukka Kaartinen, Markku Penttonen, Jaakko Seikkula, Anu Tourunen, Virpi-Liisa Kykyri, Asko Tolvanen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Sympathetic nervous system
vuorovaikutus Sympathetic Nervous System End of therapy couple therapy Therapeutic Alliance Concordance Exploratory research PsycINFO Outcome (game theory) 03 medical and health sciences Couples Therapy 0302 clinical medicine hoitosuhde Surveys and Questionnaires autonominen hermosto medicine Humans pariterapia therapeutic alliance 05 social sciences synchrony Professional-Patient Relations electrodermal activity Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Alliance medicine.anatomical_structure 050902 family studies Well-being outcome elektrofysiologia Female sense organs 0509 other social sciences Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology fysiologiset vaikutukset |
| Zdroj: | Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.). 57(2) |
| ISSN: | 1939-1536 |
| Popis: | In previous research, we found that sympathetic nervous system synchrony, measured via electrodermal activity (EDA), occurs between participants at the start of couple therapy. The aim now was to test whether this synchrony changes during the therapy process, and how any changes may be related to clients' and therapists' evaluations of the working alliance, and the outcome of therapy. Twelve different couple therapy processes were analyzed (24 clients, plus 10 therapists, working in pairs; hence, 4 persons per session) using EDA concordance indices and questionnaires (Outcome Rating Scale, Session Rating Scale, and Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure). EDA synchrony between the couples increased from the beginning to the end of therapy. This seemed to be connected to a positive linear trend in female clients' well-being during the therapy process. There were no statistically significant changes in the EDA synchrony between the cotherapists, or between the clients and the therapists. We found specific changes in the EDA synchrony to be related to changes in the therapeutic alliance, and/or changes in the clients' well-being. Heightened EDA synchrony was frequently related to a better outcome; nevertheless, there was one instance in which decreasing synchrony seemed to be more beneficial. It appears that couple therapy can bring spouses closer together also on a physiological level, which could be especially important for the well-being of women. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved). |
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