Unraveling Change in Therapy: Three Different Process Research Methodologies

Woolley, Scott R.; Butler, Mark H.; Wampler, Karen S.

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“…This method allows researchers to generate theory from data that are gathered and analysed systematically and reciprocally . Considered a standard in qualitative research, grounded theory is especially suited for identifying categories, understanding relationships among them and distinguishing the nuances within complicated processes . The demands of simultaneous and careful data collection and analysis make it a rigorous methodology, as do the requirements of saturation.…”

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Couples with diabetes and health‐care providers: a grounded theory of preferential relating

Falke

Lawson

2014

Health Expectations

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Couples with diabetes and health‐care providers: a grounded theory of preferential relating

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Lawson

2014

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“…The content analysis of the data had complied with the well‐founded theory which required data to be analysed systematically and intensively by constant comparison (Woolley et al . 2000).…”

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Aetiology of anorexia nervosa in Hong Kong: a social work qualitative inquiry

Chan

Joyce

2004

Child & Family Social Work

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This paper reports the results of a qualitative inquiry into the aetiology of anorexia nervosa in Hong Kong. These results are part of our main research project about family treatment and families with a daughter suffering from anorexia nervosa. This present qualitative study adopts a multiple case study approach (n = 8) and employs a multiple‐source data collection method, involving pre‐ and post‐family treatment interviews, clinical observations of the participants during the treatment sessions and home visits, as well as detailed field notes. The findings indicate that there are biological, psychological, socio‐cultural and familial interpretations of the aetiology of anorexia nervosa. This study challenges the dominant discourse on anorexia nervosa in Hong Kong, which states that the root of the disease lies in a desire for slenderness and beauty, and suggests instead that the aetiology of anorexia nervosa can be discovered only if approached from the systems level. Implications for social work practice are highlighted.

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“…Investigation of therapy process has a long history in the context of individual therapy, although relatively few studies have investigated couple-therapist interactions in couple therapy (Greenman & Johnson, 2013;Pistrang & Barker, 2005;Rober & Borcsa, 2016;Sexton, Alexander, & Mease, 2004). The idea that couples' and therapists' interactions are essential to understanding change and predicting outcome in couple therapy is increasingly recognized as a pressing research need (Rober & Borcsa, 2016;Sexton et al, 2004;Snyder et al, 2006;Woolley, Butler, & Wampler, 2000).…”

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Dyadic Coping in Couple Therapy Process: An Exploratory Study

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This study aimed at moving beyond previous research on couple therapy efficacy by examining moment-by-moment proximal couple and therapist interactions as well as final treatment outcomes and their reciprocal association. Seven hundred four episodes of dyadic coping within 56 early therapy sessions, taken from 28 married couples in treatment, were intensively analyzed and processed using a mixed-methods software (T-LAB). Results showed that negative dyadic coping was self-perpetuating, and therapists tended to passively observe the negative couple interaction; on the contrary, positive dyadic coping appeared to require a therapist's intervention to be maintained, and successful interventions mainly included information gathering as well as interpreting. Couples who dropped out of treatment were not actively engaged from the outset of therapy, and they used more negative dyadic coping, whereas couples who successfully completed treatment showed more positive dyadic coping very early in therapy. Results highlight the role of therapist action and control as critical to establishing rapport and credibility in couple therapy and suggest that dyadic coping patterns early in therapy may contribute to variable treatment response.

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Unraveling Change in Therapy: Three Different Process Research Methodologies

Cited by 24 publications

References 21 publications

Couples with diabetes and health‐care providers: a grounded theory of preferential relating

Couples with diabetes and health‐care providers: a grounded theory of preferential relating

Aetiology of anorexia nervosa in Hong Kong: a social work qualitative inquiry

Dyadic Coping in Couple Therapy Process: An Exploratory Study

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