Effects of Integrated Play Therapy on Relationship Satisfaction and Intimacy Within Couples Counseling

Kennedy, Siyuan Chen; Gordon, Kenisha W.

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“…Discussions should take place that address the challenges of sexual infrequency in the marital relationship. Therapy and sex education may lead to increased relationship satisfaction and intimacy (Kennedy & Gordon 2017:319).…”

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Lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness

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BackgroundA partner with mental illness can be challenging in a couple’s relationship. Mental illness brings about disintegration in the relationship because the partner without mental illness takes on more responsibilities than before. The partner without mental illness can be subjected to multiple risks, including stress and burden of care. The lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness is an under-researched area of mental health.ObjectivesTo explore and describe the lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness.MethodA qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and contextual research design was utilised. A purposive sampling method was used to sample participants for this study. Five couples, where one partner was diagnosed with a mental illness, participated in the study. Ten in-depth, individual, phenomenological interviews were conducted to provide rich descriptions of the couples’ experiences. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. An independent coder assisted with the data analysis. A consensus discussion was held between the independent coder and the interviewing researcher to agree on the identified themes.ResultsFour themes with categories emerged from the data analysis: couples experienced changed social roles in their relationship, emotional upheaval was experienced by the individual partners in the couple relationship, interpersonal distance was experienced in the couple’s relationship and a changed relationship with the self was experienced by the individual partners in the couple relationship.ConclusionThe results concluded that couples experienced that the presence of mental illness in their relationship adversely affects the relationship, thus emphasising the need to empower the couples dealing with challenges of being in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness.

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Lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness

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Perceived playfulness in same-sex friendships and happiness

Demır

2019

Curr Psychol

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Group Play Therapy for Preadolescents: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of Natural Disaster Victims in Indonesia

Rusmana¹,

Hafina²,

Suryana³

2020

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Background: This study was motivated by the failure of coping and adaptation to traumatic experiences that cause a wide, deep, and long-term snowball effect that may not be reversible. Objective: This study aims to test the effectiveness of the implementation of group play therapy in dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) victims of natural disasters in three provinces in Indonesia. Materials and Methods: The study employed an explanatory mixed methods design. The procedures and steps taken in this study refer to the research and development cycle. The subjects and objects of the study were 106 male and 92 female preadolescent students of junior high school in three provinces in Indonesia. Results: Traumatic counselling through group play therapy techniques has the effect of reducing post-traumatic stress disorder on victims of the tsunami disaster in three provinces in Indonesia. The first study conducted in Lombok West Nusa Tenggara province obtained the results of the calculation of the value μ2 = 0.021 for the value of μ1> 0.05. The second study in Palu, Central Sulawesi Province obtained the results of the calculation of the value of μ2 = 0.018 for the value of μ1> 0.05, and the third study in Anyer, Banten province obtained the results of the calculation of the value of µ2 = 0.011 for the value of µ1 > 0.05. Conclusion: Teaching and practising the skills of traumatic counselling using using Group Play Therapy can handle PTSD victims of natural disasters that significantly change victims.

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Effects of Integrated Play Therapy on Relationship Satisfaction and Intimacy Within Couples Counseling

Cited by 3 publications

References 49 publications

Lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness

Lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness

Perceived playfulness in same-sex friendships and happiness

Group Play Therapy for Preadolescents: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of Natural Disaster Victims in Indonesia

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