Title

The Acceptability Of Behavioral Treatments For Marital Problems: A Comparison Of Behavioral Exchange And Communication Skills Training Procedures

Abstract

Married female undergraduates were asked to provide ratings of the acceptability of two treatment components commonly used within the framework of behavioral marital therapy. The study compared subjects' evaluations of detailed taped descriptions of behavioral exchange/contracting procedures and communication/problem-solving skills training as they were applied to two hypothetical clinical marital cases. The study also evaluated the extent to which the severity of the marital problems influenced treatment acceptability evaluations. Communication/ problem-solving skills training was judged as more acceptable than behavioral exchange/contracting procedures and received a higher score on the Evaluative and Potency dimensions of the Semantic Differential. Judgments of treatment Potency were also found to be influenced by idiosyncratic features of the cases described in association with problem severity. Implications and directions for future research are briefly discussed. © 1991, SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-1991

Publication Title

Behavior Modification

Volume

15

Issue

1

Number of Pages

51-63

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455910151003

Socpus ID

0025758619 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0025758619

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