Title

Play In Couples Counseling

Keywords

adult play; couples therapy; experiential therapy; humor; play therapy

Abstract

Recent couple counseling research has identified the common factors in long-term relationships. With this increased understanding of common factors, couple counselors can focus on interventions that affect common factors to improve couple relationships. Researchers have found the focus on improving common factors in couple relationships is effective in improving couple stability and satisfaction. Although researchers have not considered couple play as an intervention to affect common factors, couples counselors and theorists have proposed a strong relationship between play and successful, long-term couple relationships. The research on adult play and humor also support the possibility for couple play as an intervention in couples counseling. The possible positive effects of couple play on common factors and implications for interventions are discussed. © 2007, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Publication Title

The Family Journal

Volume

15

Issue

2

Number of Pages

133-136

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480706297847

Socpus ID

34147108608 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34147108608

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