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KMID : 1025820220300040493
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Family and Family Therapy
2022 Volume.30 No. 4 p.493 ~ p.522
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Couples’ Experiences of Marriage Checkups and Long-term Changes: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study
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Lee Hyo-Shin
Park Woo-Chul
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Abstract
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Objectives: The current study aims to investigate outcomes and processes of an ultra-brief intervention, “marriage checkup (MC)”.
Methods: A phenomenological qualitative methodology was applied for this study, in which seven married couples who have completed MC within seve7 months and three MC consultants were interviewed.
Results: Five categories and 15 subthemes were identified. The five categories include motivation of participation, facilitative factors of change, experiences during intervention process, long-term experiences after completion of MC, and general reflection of MC.
Conclusions: The study’s findings suggest that MC is a promising intervention for couple relationship health, in that it shows both short- and long-term positive effects on couples’ mental and relational health.
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KEYWORD
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Marriage checkup, couple relationship, qualitative process & outcome research, phenomenological study
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