Marriage Encounter Casualties: A Preliminary Investigation.

Doherty, William J.; Walker, Brian J.

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ERIC Number: EJ265541

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Publication Date: 1982

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Marriage Encounter Casualties: A Preliminary Investigation.

Doherty, William J.; Walker, Brian J.

American Journal of Family Therapy, v10 n2 p15-25 Sum 1982

Investigated the relationship between participation in Marriage Encounter and subsequent marital or family distress. An analysis of 13 case reports suggested that Marriage Encounter weekends can cause marital or family deterioration through increased marital conflict, avoidance of constructive problem solving, or marital enmeshment at the expense of children. (Author)

Descriptors: Conflict, Counseling Effectiveness, Emotional Problems, Failure, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Instability, Marriage Counseling, Parent Child Relationship, Problem Solving, Spouses

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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