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Emotionale und kardiovaskuläre Reaktionen von Paaren während einer paartherapeutischen Intervention

Published Online:November 26, 2007https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443.36.4.251

Abstract

Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Die Wirksamkeit von Paartherapien und präventiven Interventionsprogrammen für Paare gilt als gut dokumentiert. Das Wissen wie diese Veränderungen zustande kommen ist jedoch defizitär. Aus diesem Grund wurde gefordert, neben dem Therapieoutcome auch die Wirkungsweise der Interventionen zu erforschen. Fragestellung: Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist es zu untersuchen, wie Paare auf eine bewältigungsorientierte paartherapeutische Intervention, die 3-Phasen-Methode von Bodenmann (2004), emotional und physiologisch reagieren. Methode: Während eines therapeutisch angeleiteten Gesprächs über ein paarexternes Stressereignis wurden bei den Paaren (N = 18) die Herzrate und das emotionale Befinden erfasst. Ergebnisse: Frauen wiesen gegenüber Männern stärkere emotionale und kardiovaskuläre Reaktionen auf und reagierten empathischer. Die Erfahrung von Unterstützung durch den Partner (dyadisches Coping) war mit einer emotionalen und physiologischen Entlastung assoziiert. Schlussfolgerung: Die Resultate unterstreichen unter anderem die Wichtigkeit des dyadischen Copings für emotionale und physiologische Prozesse während Paarinterventionen.


Emotional and cardiovascular reactions of couples during a couple-therapeutic intervention: a pilot study

Abstract.Background: The efficacy of marital therapy and distress prevention training for couples is regarded as being well documented. However, only little is known about the mechanisms of change and how couples experience these interventions. Objective: We explored the emotional and physiological reactions of couples in the context of the 3-phases-method of Bodenmann (2004), which trains emotion-centered communication skills and exchange of dyadic coping in couples. Methods: During a conversation about a relationship external stressor, emotions and heart rate were measured. Results: Results reveal higher emotional and physiological reactions and more empathetic in reactions in women than in to men. Furthermore the results show that dyadic coping is associated with emotional and physiological discharge. Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of dyadic coping for physiological and emotional processes during couple interventions.

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