Checking up on Couples—A Meta‐Analysis of the Effect of Assessment and Feedback on Marital Functioning and Individual Mental Health in Couples

Fentz, Hanne Nørr; Trillingsgaard, Tea

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“…These lower cost, scalable approaches have not been specifically developed for co-occurring emotional and relationship distress, but the cost-effectiveness of similar interventions for individual-level distress (Donker et al, 2015) suggests integrative scalable interventions may be feasible. An intermediate strategy in stepped care is the relationship check-up, a brief intervention for individual couples that includes assessment, feedback, and booster sessions, following principles of motivational interviewing and integrative behavioral couple therapy (Cordova et al, 2014; Fentz & Trillingsgaard, 2016).…”

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Intimate relationships, individual adjustment, and coronary heart disease: Implications of overlapping associations in psychosocial risk.

Smith

Baucom

2017

American Psychologist

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Being married or involved in a similar intimate relationship is associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the quality of these relationships matters, as strain and disruption are associated with increased risk. These effects are typically studied separately from well-established psychosocial factors for CHD that are aspects of personality and emotional adjustment, even though discord and disruption in intimate relationships are related to these same individual characteristics. Thus, research to date tends to parse correlated risks, often taking a piecemeal approach by focusing on intimate relationships without considering aspects of personality and emotional adjustment that contribute to risk and protection, or focusing on individual-level risks while largely ignoring closely related health-relevant relationships. As an alternative, this article describes an integrative approach, first reviewing associations of the quality of intimate relationships with personality characteristics and aspects of emotional adjustment that confer CHD risk, and then discussing conceptual models of these associations and the biobehavioral mechanisms linking them with CHD. Current approaches to couple interventions are then discussed, including those that have a combined focus on intimate relationship difficulties and emotional adjustment. An integrative agenda for future research emphasizes aggregated risks, combining concepts and methods in current relationship science with those in biobehavioral research on CHD, and including parallel disparities in relationship functioning, emotional adjustment, and CHD risk. Such efforts could ultimately inform empirically based assessments and interventions for interrelated aspects of individuals and their intimate relationships that influence the development and course of CHD. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Section: Approaches To Interventions For Concurrent Intimate Relation...mentioning

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Intimate relationships, individual adjustment, and coronary heart disease: Implications of overlapping associations in psychosocial risk.

Smith

Baucom

2017

American Psychologist

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“…These approaches are often self-directed, which may be more appealing to patients and partners concerned about the time, expense, and possibly the anxiety-provoking nature of traditional couple counseling. Time-limited structured interventions (e.g., relationship “check-ups”) are slightly more intensive [ 202 ] and also are well-supported [ 203 ]. Traditional couple therapy approaches can be reserved as a “top step” for initially non-responsive couples or those facing more complex initial difficulties.…”

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Intimate Relationships and Coronary Heart Disease: Implications for Risk, Prevention, and Patient Management

Smith

2022

Curr Cardiol Rep

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Purpose of Review Research and clinical services addressing psychosocial aspects of coronary heart disease (CHD) typically emphasize individuals, focusing less on the context of intimate relationships such as marriage and similar partnerships. This review describes current evidence regarding the role of intimate relationships in the development, course, and management of CHD. Recent Findings Having an intimate partner is associated with reduced risk of incident CHD and a better prognosis among patients, but strain (e.g., conflict) and disruption (i.e., separation, divorce) in these relationships are associated with increased risk and poor outcomes. These associations likely reflect mechanisms involving health behavior and the physiological effects of emotion and stress. Importantly, many other well-established psychosocial risk and protective factors (e.g., low SES, job stress, depression, and optimism) are strongly related to the quality of intimate relationships, and these associations likely contribute to the effects of those other psychosocial factors. For better or worse, intimate partners can also affect the outcome of efforts to alter health behaviors (physical activity, diet, smoking, and medication adherence) central in the prevention and management CHD. Intimate partners also influence—and are influenced by—stressful aspects of acute coronary crises and longer-term patient adjustment and management. Summary Evidence on each of these roles of intimate relationships in CHD is considerable, but direct demonstrations of the value of couple assessments and interventions are limited, although preliminary research is promising. Research needed to close this gap must also address issues of diversity, disparities, and inequity that have strong parallels in CHD and intimate relationships.

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“…Cordova는 새로운 개입양식으로 결혼검진(marriage checkup) 을 소개하였고 (Cordova, 2014;Cordova et al, 2001), 이는 점 차 상담과 교육에 이은 부부개입의 제3의 흐름으로 발전해가고 있다 (Fentz & Trillingsgaard, 2017). Cordova (2014) (Cordova et al, 2005).…”

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Effectiveness of Repeated Marriage Checkups in a Family Center

Park¹

2022

Fam. Environ. Res

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The present study examined the effectiveness of repeated marriage checkups at intervals of six months in a Family Center in Seoul. To achieve this, the pilot study protocol (Park, 2019) was adapted, emphasizing strength-based, counseling-oriented approaches. Two couples and family therapists with master’s degrees were trained and their practice was monitored to ensure program fidelity. The methods employed for the assessment of marriage checkup were an online survey, a video recording of couple problem-solving, and a clinical interview. A total of 14 couples participated in the 1st checkup, 10 of whom also completed the 2nd checkup. Couples with varying levels of marital satisfaction participated in the program. Descriptive statistics indicated gradual increases over 8-9 months in diverse indices such as marital satisfaction and relationship strength, while other indices fluctuated slightly but converged to higher levels over time. A non-parametric analysis appropriate for small samples demonstrated statistically significant increases over the 8-9 months in marital satisfaction among couples. The current study evidenced the effectiveness of repeated marriage checkups in the Family Center, which is the primary public institution for family policy and services in Korea. Repeated marriage checkups are therefore a promising way to enhance couples’ relationship health and improve the family management system of the Family Center.

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Checking up on Couples—A Meta‐Analysis of the Effect of Assessment and Feedback on Marital Functioning and Individual Mental Health in Couples

Cited by 12 publications

References 65 publications

Intimate relationships, individual adjustment, and coronary heart disease: Implications of overlapping associations in psychosocial risk.

Intimate relationships, individual adjustment, and coronary heart disease: Implications of overlapping associations in psychosocial risk.

Intimate Relationships and Coronary Heart Disease: Implications for Risk, Prevention, and Patient Management

Effectiveness of Repeated Marriage Checkups in a Family Center

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