Beach Steven R H, Fincham Frank D, Hurt Tera R, McNair Lily M, Stanley Scott M
University of Georgia.
J Soc Clin Psychol. 2008 Sep 1;27(7):641-669. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2008.27.7.641.
Discomfort with the integration of spiritual activities into marital interventions may be a response by practitioners to the weakness of available conceptual frameworks. We offer a framework that allows for integration of prayer into marital interventions (educational or therapeutic), and argue that when culturally appropriate, prayer can serve multiple functions in interventions that are consistent with traditional goals of skill-based approaches. Several specific ways in which prayer can be either an alternative or an addition to existing intervention strategies are outlined. The potential negative effects of prayer for couples and the dangers of integrating prayer into programs are also discussed. We conclude that effective skill-based family intervention and prevention with some traditionally underserved groups may require increased attention to integration of spiritual practices that are common in those groups.
将精神活动融入婚姻干预措施时所产生的不适感，可能是从业者对现有概念框架薄弱之处的一种反应。我们提供了一个框架，该框架允许将祈祷融入婚姻干预措施（教育性或治疗性），并认为在文化适宜的情况下，祈祷可在干预措施中发挥多种功能，这些功能与基于技能方法的传统目标相一致。文中概述了祈祷可以成为现有干预策略的替代方式或补充方式的几种具体途径。还讨论了祈祷对夫妻可能产生的负面影响以及将祈祷融入项目的风险。我们得出结论，对一些传统上服务不足的群体进行有效的基于技能的家庭干预和预防，可能需要更多地关注这些群体中常见的精神实践的融合。
