Falconier Mariana K
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2015 Apr;41(2):236-50. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12052. Epub 2014 Jun 9.
The accumulated knowledge about the negative impact of financial strain on couple's relationship functioning and the magnitude of the latest economic downturn have brought together the fields of financial counseling and couples' therapy. This article describes the development of a new interdisciplinary program that aims at helping couples under financial strain improve their financial management, communication, and dyadic coping skills. The article also reports the results from its initial pilot-testing with data collected from 18 financially distressed couples before and after participation in the program and 3 months later. Results from repeated measures ANOVAs suggest that the program may help reduce both partners' financial strain and the male negative communication and improve both partners' financial management skills and strategies to cope together with financial strain, and the male relationship satisfaction. These findings together with the high satisfaction reported by participants regarding the structure and content of the sessions and homework suggest that this program may be a promising approach to help couples experiencing financial strain. Gender differences, clinical implications, and possibilities for further research are also discussed.
关于经济压力对夫妻关系功能的负面影响的累积知识，以及最近经济衰退的严重程度，将金融咨询和夫妻治疗领域结合在了一起。本文描述了一个新的跨学科项目的发展情况，该项目旨在帮助处于经济压力下的夫妻提高他们的财务管理、沟通和二元应对技能。本文还报告了该项目初步试点测试的结果，这些数据是从18对经济困难的夫妻在参与项目前后以及3个月后收集的。重复测量方差分析的结果表明，该项目可能有助于减轻双方的经济压力和男性的负面沟通，提高双方的财务管理技能以及共同应对经济压力的策略，还有男性的关系满意度。这些发现以及参与者对课程和作业的结构及内容所报告的高度满意度表明，该项目可能是帮助经历经济压力的夫妻的一种有前景的方法。文中还讨论了性别差异、临床意义以及进一步研究的可能性。
