Butler M H, Gardner B C, Bird M H
School of Family Life, Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Programs, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602-8601, USA.
Fam Process. 1998 Winter;37(4):451-78. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1998.00451.x.
For religious couples, the spiritual domain stands alongside biological, psychological, and systemic domains as an influence upon interaction and mechanism for change. A qualitative methodology consisting of structured interviews of religious spouses was used to investigate effects of prayer on couple interaction during conflict. A reliable description of the dynamics of prayer across spouse interviews was extracted by four analysts using a group interpretive procedure. Findings suggest that prayer invokes a couple-God system, which significantly influences couple interaction during conflict. Overall, prayer appears to be a significant "softening" event for religious couples, facilitating reconciliation and problem solving. Prayer 1) invokes an experience of relationship with Deity; 2) deescalates hostile emotions and reduces emotional reactivity; 3) enhances relationship and partner orientation and behavior; 4) facilitates empathy and unbiased perspective; 5) increases self-change focus; and 6) encourages couple responsibility for reconciliation and problem solving. Therapists' support of religious couples' use of prayer as a change mechanism is considered.
对于宗教夫妻而言，精神领域与生物、心理和系统领域并存，对互动和改变机制产生影响。采用对宗教配偶进行结构化访谈的定性方法，来研究祈祷对冲突期间夫妻互动的影响。四位分析师运用小组解释程序，提取了配偶访谈中关于祈祷动态的可靠描述。研究结果表明，祈祷会引发夫妻-上帝系统，这对冲突期间的夫妻互动有显著影响。总体而言，祈祷似乎是宗教夫妻的一个重要“软化”事件，有助于和解与问题解决。祈祷1) 引发与神灵的关系体验；2) 缓和敌对情绪并降低情绪反应性；3) 增强关系及对伴侣的关注与行为；4) 促进同理心和无偏见的视角；5) 增加对自我改变的关注；6) 鼓励夫妻承担和解与解决问题的责任。文中还考虑了治疗师对宗教夫妻将祈祷用作改变机制的支持。
