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Peer reviewedWaldron, Holly Barrett; Turner, Charles W.; Barton, Cole; Alexander, James F.; Cline, Victor B. – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1997
Examines the effect of couple socioeconomic status (SES); pretherapy marital adjustment; and therapist, husband, and wife defensiveness with 22 therapists and 88 couples. Husbands' higher marital satisfaction before therapy was associated with higher adjustment at the end of therapy, and similar results were found for wives. Results suggest that…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Counselors, Marital Satisfaction, Marriage Counseling
Peer reviewedCline, Victor B.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Treated a sample of 77 distressed middle- and lower-class couples using conjoint therapy. Couple and therapist therapy behavior were assessed. A variety of sex and social class differences were found, suggesting that no one marital therapy technique will be appropriate for both sexes and different SES backgrounds. (JAC)
Descriptors: Cocounseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Performance
