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Browne DT, Norona J, Busch A, Armstrong K, Crouch S, Ernst T, Darrow S, Smith JA, Ihle EC. "Is it us or is it me?": Family experiences of connectedness following a reflecting team intervention. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2021; 47:727-748. [PMID: 33161589 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
The present study examined family-wide versus individual perceptions of, and changes in, family connectedness in response to a one-time reflecting team (RT) intervention. Seventy-six families (N = 208 individuals), recruited during family therapy, completed family connectedness measures before and after the RT intervention. A subset of adults (n = 26) completed 1-week follow-up measures. Three-level (family, individual, time) multilevel models were used to partition sources of variance in connectedness while permitting different fixed and random effects for adults and minors. Results indicate that family connectedness is a characteristic of whole-families (34% of the variance), individuals (43%), and change over time (23%), including measurement error. Additionally, participants reported higher family connectedness after the RT. This study demonstrates the importance of considering family connectedness as a multilevel relationship construct that potentially changes in response to RT.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dillon T Browne
- Department of Psychology, Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Jerika Norona
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Amy Busch
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Keith Armstrong
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Sarah Crouch
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Teo Ernst
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Teo Ernst Psychological Services, Inc, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Sabrina Darrow
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Jackson A Smith
- Department of Psychology, Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
| | - Eva C Ihle
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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