TY - JOUR
T1 - Methodological issues in marital therapy
AU - Whisman, Mark A.
AU - Jacobson, Neil S.
AU - Fruzzetti, Alan E.
AU - Waltz, Jennifer A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements - Preparation of this manuscript was supported by National Research Service Award #l F31 MHO9684-01 and Grant #5 ROl MH33838-08 from the National Institute of Mental Health, awarded to Mark A. Whisman and Neil S. Jacobson, respectively. Portions of this manuscript were presented at the 1988 annual meeting of the Association Advancement of Behavior Therapy. New York.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - This paper examines the major strengths of current marital therapy research methodology, as well as some of the problems and challenges facing researchers. Strengths discussed include the widespread use of assessment instruments with demonstrated reliability and validity, concurrent use of both self-report and observational measures, use of clinical significance statistics, and the availability of detailed treatment manuals. Some of the current challenges discussed here include the need for assessment of individual quality of life rather than exclusive focus on marital satisfaction, better understanding of the unit of analysis employed (e.g., couple vs. individual partner), evaluation of nonstandardized treatments, more thorough description of inclusionary and exclusionary criteria used in research, and the need for longer term follow-up. The authors include a number of suggestions to improve and standardize current research methodology.
AB - This paper examines the major strengths of current marital therapy research methodology, as well as some of the problems and challenges facing researchers. Strengths discussed include the widespread use of assessment instruments with demonstrated reliability and validity, concurrent use of both self-report and observational measures, use of clinical significance statistics, and the availability of detailed treatment manuals. Some of the current challenges discussed here include the need for assessment of individual quality of life rather than exclusive focus on marital satisfaction, better understanding of the unit of analysis employed (e.g., couple vs. individual partner), evaluation of nonstandardized treatments, more thorough description of inclusionary and exclusionary criteria used in research, and the need for longer term follow-up. The authors include a number of suggestions to improve and standardize current research methodology.
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U2 - 10.1016/0146-6402(89)90021-0
DO - 10.1016/0146-6402(89)90021-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0024431360
SN - 0146-6402
VL - 11
SP - 175
EP - 189
JO - Advances in Behaviour Research and Therapy
JF - Advances in Behaviour Research and Therapy
IS - 3
ER -