Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2024 Jan;50(1):202-217. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12681. Epub 2023 Nov 13.
This is the first study to explore the effectiveness of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) for depressive symptoms and relationship distress among couples in Taiwan. This one-arm pragmatic trial assessed the clinical outcomes of 17 couples using multilevel modeling to investigate changes in depressive symptoms and relationship distress throughout treatment. Over half of the participants were moderately depressed and moderately distressed at baseline. Multilevel models revealed decreased depressive symptoms over time, with a small increase toward the end of treatment. However, no significant changes were observed in relationship distress over time. The study was limited by the low "dose" of EFT (M = 7 sessions) received by participants and the small sample size (n = 17). A comprehensive discussion of the findings from a cultural perspective was provided. Future research is needed to further examine the effectiveness of EFT for couples in Taiwan and Asia.
这是第一项研究，旨在探讨情绪聚焦夫妻治疗（EFT）对台湾夫妻抑郁症状和关系困扰的有效性。这项单臂实用试验使用多层次模型评估了 17 对夫妇的临床结果，以调查治疗过程中抑郁症状和关系困扰的变化。超过一半的参与者在基线时处于中度抑郁和中度困扰。多层次模型显示，抑郁症状随时间逐渐减轻，但在治疗结束时略有增加。然而，关系困扰随时间没有明显变化。研究受到参与者接受的 EFT 低“剂量”（M=7 次）和样本量小（n=17）的限制。从文化角度对研究结果进行了全面讨论。需要进一步研究来进一步检验 EFT 对台湾和亚洲夫妻的有效性。
