Made to measure: Adapting emotionally focused couple therapy to partners' attachment styles

被引:61
作者
Johnson, SM [1 ]
Whiffen, VE [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ottawa, Sch Psychol, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
关键词
couple therapy; emotionally focused couple therapy; individual differences in couple therapy; adult attachment;
D O I
10.1093/clipsy/6.4.366
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This article summarizes the theory, practice, and empirical findings on emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT), now one of the best documented and validated approacher to repairing close relationships. Err is based on an attachment perspective of adult intimacy. The article then considers how individual differences in attachment style have an impact on affect regulation, information processing, and communication in close relationships and how the practice of EFT is influenced by these differences.
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页码:366 / 381
页数:16
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