general partnership problems
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: There will be a total of 7 90-minute sessions over a period of 12-20 weeks (a 14-day rhythm is sought).
In session 1 it will elaborate what the couples most argue about (central partnership p
Sponsors
Institut für Verhaltenstherapie-Ausbildung Hamburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. heterosexual partnerships with difficult couple dynamics (" we often quarrel ... ") 2. living together in an apartment since min. 1 year . 3. Sufficient German language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute partnership crisis eg due to a recently discovered Affaire, loss experience, etc.) 2. psychotic crisis or psychotic disease or related pre-existing conditions and bipolar disease or related pre-existing conditions in the previous year. 3. Life-threatening or serious somatic diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is the qualitity of partnership: it is measured by 2 visual analogue scales, which the participants have to fill out daily between the 1st and 6th session (for a period of 12-20 weeks). One scale refers to the question "How close do I feel to my partner today?" which range from "very close" to "not at all". The other scale refers to the question "How well do we understand each other today?" which range from "very well" to "not at all". The participants have to mark a point on a 10 cm scale within the poles. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At the beginning of each session the paricipants fill in the "Partnerschaftsfragebogen" (marital quality questionnaire), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Questionaire to capture the course of therapy (FPV-26). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactEva Frank-Noyon
Psychologische Praxengemeinschaft
Outcome results
None listed