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Smolar AI. Enhancing the Dyad: The Benefits of Combining Group Therapy with Psychoanalytic Treatment. PSYCHOANALYTIC INQUIRY 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/07351690.2018.1444848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Marshall SW, Albery IP, Frings D. Who stays in addiction treatment groups? Anxiety and avoidant attachment styles predict treatment retention and relapse. Clin Psychol Psychother 2018; 25:525-531. [PMID: 29520879 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Attachment styles have been shown to be an important predictor of relationship quality and well-being. They have also been linked with ability to function well in groups. Insecure attachment styles are thought to be an underlying cause of addiction and represent a target for change in one-to-one therapy. How attachment styles themselves affect group therapy for addiction is understudied. The current study addresses this gap by examining the effects of attachment styles on relapse and treatment retention amongst a population of people attending addiction therapy groups. Fifty-eight individuals in such groups completed measures of attachment anxiety and avoidance. Participants were followed up 4 weeks later, and their continued treatment attendance and relapse status were recorded. In terms of treatment retention, high anxiety/high avoidant participants had the highest retention. In terms of relapse, low anxiety/high avoidant participants had the lowest rates. These results are discussed in terms of the potentially protective effects of avoidant attachment styles during group therapy and the role of anxiety attachment in the continued maintenance of both protective and risky personal relationships.
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- S W Marshall
- Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research, School of Applied Sciences, Division of Psychology, London South Bank University, London, UK
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- Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research, School of Applied Sciences, Division of Psychology, London South Bank University, London, UK
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- Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research, School of Applied Sciences, Division of Psychology, London South Bank University, London, UK
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Miles JR, Mallinckrodt B. Establishing a Secure Base to Increase Exploration of Diversity in Groups. Int J Group Psychother 2017; 67:259-275. [PMID: 38449239 DOI: 10.1080/00207284.2016.1264721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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All groups can be considered multicultural, and group members often present with issues that stem from contextual factors related to cultural identities, including experiences with oppression. Therefore, group leaders must be able to effectively facilitate deep intercultural dialogues in psychotherapy groups, and we suggest that an understanding of attachment theory can help leaders engage group members in these dialogues. In order to demonstrate how attachment theory can be applied to the exploration of diversity in groups, we provide a case example from an intergroup dialogue group bringing together religious minorities, secular individuals, and Christians over the course of eight weeks. In this example, we focus on the two group members who scored the lowest (Jill) and highest (Sarah) on a measure of attachment anxiety and avoidance to illustrate the experiences of one member with more secure attachment and one with more preoccupied attachment. Specifically, we present data from their weekly reflective journals to explore their different experiences of the group over time. Finally, we discuss the case in terms of attachment theory and highlight implications for group leaders.
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Shechtman Z, Kiezel A. Why Do People Prefer Individual Therapy Over Group Therapy? Int J Group Psychother 2016; 66:571-591. [PMID: 38475636 DOI: 10.1080/00207284.2016.1180042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The current study aims to identify the reason people avoid group therapy despite its recognized effectiveness. Participants were 224 university students, men and women from two ethnic groups (Jewish and Arab) in Israel. We asked them to mark their preference for individual or group therapy on a 7-point scale and add five arguments in favor and against each type of therapy. Results verified the tendency to prefer individual over group therapy, with minor gender or ethnic effects. Participant arguments indicated accuracy in identifying the strength of group therapy, but various fears limit their enthusiasm about group therapy. The discussion focuses on possible ways to overcome those fears.
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Rasco D, Warner RM. Relationship authenticity partially mediates the effects of attachment on relationship satisfaction. The Journal of Social Psychology 2016; 157:445-457. [DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2016.1229253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kinley JL, Reyno SM. Attachment Style Changes Following Intensive Short-term Group Psychotherapy. Int J Group Psychother 2015; 63:53-75. [DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2013.63.1.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mikulincer M, Shaver PR, Berant E. An Attachment Perspective on Therapeutic Processes and Outcomes. J Pers 2013; 81:606-16. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00806.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The efficacy of an intimate partner violence prevention program with high-risk adolescent girls: a preliminary test. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2012; 13:384-94. [PMID: 21842333 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-011-0240-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This study examined the efficacy of a brief (four session) intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention program (Building a Lasting Love, Langhinrichsen-Rohling et al. 2005) that was designed to reduce the relationship violence of predominantly African American inner-city adolescent girls (n = 72) who were receiving teen pregnancy services. These high-risk girls were randomly assigned to the prevention program (n = 39) or waitlist control (n = 33) conditions. Implementation fidelity was documented. As predicted, girls who successfully completed the program (n = 24) reported significant reductions in their perpetration of psychological abuse toward their baby's father as compared to the control (n = 23) participants. They also reported experiencing significantly less severe IPV victimization over the course of the program. Preliminary analyses indicated that avoidant attachment to one's partner may be associated with less program-related change. These findings support the contention that brief IPV prevention programs can be targeted to selected groups of high-risk adolescents.
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Hodges KM, Greene LR, Fauth J, Mangione L. Processes and outcomes in prevention-focused time-limited groups for girls. Int J Group Psychother 2012; 62:459-69. [PMID: 22676790 DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2012.62.3.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Processes and outcomes in 8-week prevention-focused, school-based groups for preadolescent girls were assessed in a naturalistic study. Specifically, whether such groups would facilitate their social-emotional development and whether affiliative processes in the groups were related to outcome were explored. In addition to expecting the groups to be effective, it was hypothesized that affiliative processes would be directly related to outcome and, more particularly, that increased positive affiliative feelings from the group toward the individual would be more predictive of positive treatment outcome than increased positive feelings from the individual toward the group. While findings did not support these hypotheses linking process to outcome, ancillary analyses revealed that different patterns of affiliation over time (i.e., U-shape pattern versus inverted U-shape pattern) distinguished the high- versus low-outcome participants, respectively.
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- Karin M Hodges
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Marmarosh CL. Multiple attachments and group psychotherapy: implications for college counseling centers. Int J Group Psychother 2009; 59:461-90. [PMID: 19817574 DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2009.59.4.461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A large body of literature has supported the application of attachment theory to the understanding of college student development and the process of individual psychotherapy. Despite group treatment being one of the major methods of intervention in college counseling centers, there has been very little research guided by attachment theory that has been applied to the area of group psychotherapy. Many current assessment instruments used in college counseling centers can be supported with attachment theory, and many group therapy interventions are aimed at facilitating secure working models of self, other, and groups. This paper explores the importance of personal and group attachments in group psychotherapy and specifically addresses implications for clinical training and research in university counseling centers.
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- Cheri L Marmarosh
- The George Washington University, Professional Psychology Program, 2300 M Street, Suite 901, Washington, DC 20013, USA.
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Marmarosh C, Whipple R, Pinhas S, Schettler M, Wolf J, Sayit S, Wohl R. Patients' adult attachments and attitudes about group therapy. J Am Psychoanal Assoc 2009; 57:423-31. [PMID: 19516061 DOI: 10.1177/00030651090570020903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective: The present study was designed to assess the impact of experimentally manipulating positive and negative self-disclosure on three domains of well-being among healthy middle-aged and older adults: emotional, psychological, and physical. Method: Using a modified self-disclosure paradigm for sad, mixed (sad and happy), and neutral content, the authors examine changes in depressive symptomatology, stress, sad and happy mood, and self-reported health across 4 weeks in a sample ( N = 200) of African American and European American men and women (age M = 54 years). Results: Consistent with research on younger groups, health symptomatology declined over time (irrespective of condition). However, although African Americans reported reductions in stress and depressive symptomatology in the sad condition, European Americans experienced similar reductions only in the neutral condition. Discussion: Results are discussed in terms of applications of the self-disclosure paradigm to developmentally and ethnically diverse groups.
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Kirchmann H, Mestel R, Schreiber-Willnow K, Mattke D, Seidler KP, Daudert E, Nickel R, Papenhausen R, Eckert J, Strauss B. Associations among attachment characteristics, patients’ assessment of therapeutic factors, and treatment outcome following inpatient psychodynamic group psychotherapy. Psychother Res 2009; 19:234-48. [DOI: 10.1080/10503300902798367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Bindung und Gruppenprozesse: Wie nützlich ist die Bindungstheorie für die Gruppenpsychotherapie? GRUPPENPSYCHOTHERAPIE UND GRUPPENDYNAMIK 2007. [DOI: 10.13109/grup.2007.43.2.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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