Journal article
Typology of Couples Entering Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy: An Empirical Approach and Test of Predictive Validity on Treatment Response
Journal of marital and family therapy, Vol.42(1), pp.62-75
01/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103618
PMCID: PMC5282940
PMID: 25808432
Abstract
This study aimed to examine whether classification of couples in which one partner has an alcohol problem is similar to that reported in the general couples literature. Typologies of couples seeking alcohol behavioral couple therapy (ABCT) were developed via hierarchical cluster analysis using behavioral codes of couple interactions during their first ABCT session. Four couples types based on in-session behavior were established reliably, labeled avoider, validator, hostile, and ambivalent-detached. These couple types resembled couples types found in previous research. Couple type was associated with baseline relationship satisfaction, but not alcohol use. Results suggest heterogeneity in couples with alcohol problems presenting to treatment; further study is needed to investigate the function of alcohol within these different types.
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- Title
- Typology of Couples Entering Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy: An Empirical Approach and Test of Predictive Validity on Treatment Response
- Creators
- Benjamin O Ladd - Reed CollegeBarbara S McCrady - University of New Mexico
- Publication Details
- Journal of marital and family therapy, Vol.42(1), pp.62-75
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- R01 AA018376 / NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA018108 / NIAAA NIH HHS
- Identifiers
- 99900546799001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article