Marital Therapy Help-Seeking Attitudes of Young Adults in Mainland China

Adams, Rebekah D.; Aducci, C. J.; Anderson, Jared R.; Johnson, Matthew D.; Zheng, Fuming; Liu, Wenli

doi:10.1080/01926187.2011.638573

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“…The most frequently reported issues included emotional distance between partners, frequent conflicts, troubled communication and concerns about marital separation. However, issues involving children, sexuality, specific marital difficulties, time spent together and a wish to improve one's relationship were also commonly reported by patients undergoing couples therapy (Adams et al, 2013;Boisvert, Wright, Tremblay, & McDuff, 2011;Doss, Simpson, & Christensen, 2004, Doss et al, 2003, Bringle & Byers, 1997, Smock, McWey, & Ward, 2006, Féres -Carneiro, 1998.…”

Section: Type Of Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies of the problem -solving strategies used by couples found that, before deciding to seek psychotherapy, many couples read relationship books and/or attended marriage workshops and courses in an attempt to resolve their difficulties (Doss, Rhoades, Stanley, & Markman, 2009). Although previous experience with couples therapy increased the likelihood of selecting it as a treatment option in the future (Bringle & Byers, 1997, Doss et al, 2004, many individuals first sought assistance from family and friends before deciding to seek professional help (Adams et al, 2013).…”

Section: Type Of Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Note. C and F therapy = Couples and family therapy; a =Adams, Aducci, Anderson, Johnson, Zheng, and Liu (2013); b= Atkins, Marín, Lo, Klann, and Hahlweg (2010); c = Awosan, Sandberg, and Hall(2011); d = Bermúdez, Kirkpatrick, Hecker, and Torres -Robles (2010); e = Boisvert, Wright, Tremblay, and McDuff (2011); f = Bringle and Byers (1997); g = Brown (2008); h = Doss, Atkins and Christensen (2003); i = Doss, Rhoades, Stanley, and Markman (2009); j = Doss, Simpson, and Chrisensen (2004); k = Doss and Christensen (2006); l = Ehrensaft and Vivian (1996); m = Englar -Carlson and Shepard (2005); n = Fang and Wark (1998); o = Féres -Carneiro (1988); p = Féres -Carneiro and Magalhães (2008); q = Ficher, Zuckerman, and Steinberg (1988); r = Gomes and Levy (2010); s = McCrady, Epstein, Cook, Jensen, and Ladd (2011); t = O'Brien (1988); u = Ogden and Hagen (2009); v =Oliver, Searight, Lightfoot, and Sharon (1998); w =…”

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Reasons to search for couple and family therapy: A systematic literature review

Neumann

Wagner

2016

Psychologica

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There is a gap in the literature regarding the process by which families and couples seek professional help. Little is known about the familial and environmental factors that influence this process. The goal of this study was to identify the reasons why couples and families search for couple and family therapy. A systematic literature review was conducted. Twenty‑three articles have met the inclusion criteria. Content Analysis was used to identify the factors that influenced the help‑seeking process. Four factors were identified: type of problem, previous sources of help, gender and relationship factors. Results showed that couples and families use a variety of resources before looking for couple and family therapy. Research into this area is still in its early stages. Further studies must be conducted to better understand this phenomenon.

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Section: Type Of Problemmentioning

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Reasons to search for couple and family therapy: A systematic literature review

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Wagner

2016

Psychologica

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“…There is an apparent increase in Western family and marital therapy researchers who are interested in the development of marital and family therapy in China despite the language barrier (e.g., Adams et al., ; Dias, Chan, Ungvarsky, Oraker, & Cleare‐Hoffman, ; Liu et al., ; Miller & Fang, ). The Journal of Family Psychotherapy recently devoted a special issue to marriage and family therapy in China (Miller, ).…”

Section: Intriguing Developments In Family Therapy In the People's Rementioning

confidence: 99%

“…And when conducting marital therapy, Adams et al. () found that for some Chinese the inclusion of friends and family members who are key support figures is important to the therapeutic process.…”

Section: Intriguing Developments In Family Therapy In the People's Rementioning

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Up Close: Family Therapy Challenges and Innovations Around the World

Roberts

Abu-Baker

Fernández³

et al. 2014

Family Process

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Family therapists from 10 different countries (China, India, Israel including Palestinian citizens, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Turkey, Uganda, and the United Kingdom) describe systemic therapy in their contexts and current innovative work and challenges. They highlight the importance of family therapy continuing to cut across disciplines, the power of systems ideas in widely diverse settings and institutions (such as courts, HIV projects, working with people forced into exile), extensive new mental health initiatives (such as in Turkey and India), as well as the range of family therapy journals available (four alone in Spain). Many family therapy groups are collaborating across organizations (especially in Asia) and the article presents other ideas for connections such as a clearing house to inexpensively translate family therapy articles into other languages.

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The path to couples therapy: A descriptive analysis on a veteran sample.

Jarnecke¹,

Ridings²,

Teves³

et al. 2020

Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

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The current study uses descriptive data from a sample of Veterans and their partners (N ϭ 97 opposite-sex couples) presenting to a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The purpose of this investigation was to examine (a) the problems couples face before seeking treatment, (b) how long it took couples to seek treatment, and (c) what attempts couples made to improve their relationship before couples therapy. We also examined how these treatment initiation factors were related to relationship distress and expectations for therapy. Results suggest the relationship problems that precede Veteran couples seeking treatment are varied (e.g., stressors outside of relationship, communication problems, and lack of trust) and agreement between partners on type of relationship problem is not predictive of relationship satisfaction, perception of relationship problem severity, nor expectations for therapy. Partners tend to wait ϳ4 -7 years before pursuing couples therapy to resolve relational concerns. The length of time partners wait to pursue therapy is positively associated with optimistic expectations for therapy. In addition, before treatment initiation, partners tend to make multiple attempts to improve their relationship (M ϭ 1.79 attempts for men; M ϭ 2.40 attempts for women), and the number of unique attempts made to improve the relationship is associated with greater distress and more negative perceptions of relationship problem severity. Findings have implications for identifying Veteran couples who may be more or less receptive to intervention and informing the development of a stepped-care approach for couples treatment referral and planning.

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Marital Therapy Help-Seeking Attitudes of Young Adults in Mainland China

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Reasons to search for couple and family therapy: A systematic literature review

Reasons to search for couple and family therapy: A systematic literature review

Up Close: Family Therapy Challenges and Innovations Around the World

The path to couples therapy: A descriptive analysis on a veteran sample.

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