Couple relationship
Conditions
Interventions
80 minutes per session, 2-4 sessions
Wait list control group
Sponsors
Ritsumeikan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Couples who wish to improve their relationship. 2) Couples who are able to participate in the study together, secure a time and place where they can focus on the sessions, and coordinate their schedules with the researcher or therapist. 3) Couples who have been cohabiting for at least one year. 4) Couples who are able to participate in online sessions using a computer. 5) Couples who agree that they may need to provide repeated responses to survey questions, and that the intervention sessions may be postponed if at least one partner fails to respond for four or more consecutive days. 6) Couples who agree that the results of each others' responses to the pre-questionnaires can be shared during the intervention sessions. 7) In the results of the first questionnaire survey, at least one of the partners has the PPR-8 (i.e., 8-item version of Partner Perceived Responsiveness Scale) score of 18 points or less.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Couples with psychological or physical violence. 2) Couples with self-harm or related behaviors. 3) Couples with alcohol-related problems. 4) Couples in which either or both partners have ongoing infidelity. 5) Couples in either or both partners have a history of receiving medical treatment by a psychiatrist or psychosomatic physician within the past six months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the Japanese version of the Perceived Responsiveness and Insensitivity Scale (PRIS-J) couples in the CCT condition will be assessed at four time points: pre-treatment, post-treatment, 1-month follow-up, and 3-month follow-up. Couples in the waitlist control condition will be assessed at two time points: pre-treatment and post-treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) the couple satisfaction index Japanese version (CSI-J) 2) the Japanese version of the Experience in Close Relationship- Relationship Structure (ECR-RS) 3) the Japanese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) 4) the Japanese version of Coparenting Relationship Scale (CRS-J) 5) current relationship status 6) breakup potential couples in the CCT condition will be assessed at four time points: pre-treatment, post-treatment, 1-month follow-up, and 3-month follow-up. Couples in the waitlist control condition will be assessed at two time points: pre-treatment and post-treatment. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactChisato Tani
Ritsumeikan University College of comprehensive psychology
Outcome results
None listed