@article{82367aee690d4b2ca273d0c01daa0516,
title = "A Process-Oriented Analysis of the Three-Phase Method: A Therapeutic Couple Intervention Strengthening Dyadic Coping",
abstract = "The efficacy of couple interventions is well established; however, the mechanisms behind their efficacy in reducing relationship distress are less clear. This study examined the three-phase method, a therapeutic interaction exercise designed to strengthen couples' dyadic coping skills in the face of stress. Based on a sample of 33 heterosexual couples, results revealed that deepening speakers' emotional experience positively predicted listeners' affective empathy. The quality of listeners' paraphrasing predicted higher cognitive empathy in males, and listeners' cognitive empathy positively predicted speakers' perceived emotional supportive dyadic coping. Implications for tailoring specific couple interventions in therapy for couples coping with stress are discussed.",
keywords = "Three-phase method, couple intervention, dyadic coping, empathy",
author = "Lorena Leuchtmann and Horn, {Andrea B.} and Ashley Randall and Rebekka Kuhn and Guy Bodenmann",
note = "Funding Information: CONTACT Lorena Leuchtmann lorena.leuchtmann@psychologie.uzh.ch Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology for Children/Adolescents and Couples/Families, University of Zurich, Binzmuehlestrasse /, Zurich, Switzerland. Lorena Leuchtmann, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Andrea B. Horn, University Research Priority Program “Dynamics of Healthy Aging,” University of Zurich, Switzerland; Ashley K. Randall, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University, United States; Rebekka Kuhn, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Guy Bodenmann, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Andrea B. Horn has been supported by a Marie Heim V{\"o}gtlin Fellowship of the Swiss National Science Foundation PMPDP_. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, {\textcopyright} 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.",
year = "2018",
month = oct,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1080/15332691.2018.1462283",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "17",
pages = "251--275",
journal = "Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy",
issn = "1533-2691",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "4",
}