The Effects of Emotionally Focused Therapy(EFT) for Couples : Pilot Study.
- Author:
Sung Deok PARK
1
;
Woo Kyeong LEE
;
Hye Ryeon JANG
Author Information
1. Yongin Mental Hospital, Yongin, Korea. wisemind96@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Distressed couple;
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy;
Process variables
- MeSH:
Checklist;
Depression;
Equipment and Supplies;
Family Characteristics;
Family Conflict;
Hospitals, Psychiatric;
Pilot Projects
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2010;49(1):82-89
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effects of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) on distressed married couples. METHODS: We conducted 5 to 19 EFT sessions once a week with 10 couples from Yongin Mental Hospital who were experiencing marital conflict. We assessed participants before and after EFT, using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL-90R), and Korean Marital Satisfaction Inventory (K-MSI). The EFT consisted of 3 stages comprising 9 steps. Every couple followed this EFT structure. RESULTS: After completing the EFT sessions, the inventories showed the couples experiencing significant improvements in various psychological symptoms and marital satisfactions. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that EFT could be applied to distressed couples in a clinical setting and could effectively reduce psychological symptoms and improve marital satisfaction. Further study of the generalizability of these results and of the process variables are needed.
