Family Psychology: The Art of the Science (Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Psychology)

This book is the product of a multi-year initiative, sponsored by the Division of Family Psychology (43) of the American Psychological Association, the Family Institute at Northwestern University, Oxford University Press, and Northwestern University, to bring together the leading researchers in family psychology in five major areas of great social and health relevance -- good marriage, depression, divorce and remarriage, partner violence, and families and physical health. The book embodies a series of five systematically and developmentally informed mini-books or manuals, critically examining the existing research in each area and illuminating new directions for future research. The chapters in each area cover a wide range of distinct issues and diverse populations. Through a pre-publication face-to-face two-day conference, the editors invited each of the authors in each specific domain to collaborate and coordinate their chapters, creating a synergy for the development of new knowledge. Additionally, the editors encouraged the authors to step outside of their own specific research program to reflect on the unique challenges and opportunities in their research domain. The resulting book provides the next generation of theorists, researchers, and therapists with an in-depth and fresh look at what has been done and what remains to be done in each area. If you are a social scientist working in these or related areas, the book will sharpen and stimulate your research. If you are a young researcher or are contemplating entering the field of family psychology, the book lays out pathways and strategies for entering and unraveling the mysteries in each area. Lastly, if you are someone who wants to understand the state of art of research in these very relevant domains, this book takes you to the top of mountain with very best guides and provides a vista that compels and illuminates. Family Psychology: The Art Of The Science Moves The Field Of Family Psychology Toward Greater Scientific Sophistication And Excellence By Bringing Together Some Of The Best Researchers In Family Psychology And Giving Them The Opportunity To Reflect Together On The State Of Their Research. This Book Is Composed Of Five Developmentally Informed Mini-books Or Manuals On Major Areas Of Great Social And Health Relevance: Marriage, Depression, Divorce And Remarriage, Partner Violence, And Families And Physical Health. Each Manual Critically Examines The Existing Research In Its Area, Systematically Illuminating New Directions For Future Research And Discussing A Wide Range Of Relevant Issues And Diverse Populations. Family Psychology Provides The Next Generation Of Theorists, Researchers, And Therapists With An In-depth And Fresh Look At The Paths That Have Already Been Traveled As Well As The Paths That Remain To Be Explored. Family Psychology Is An Indispensable Companion For Scientists And Practitioners Interested In A Road Map For Family Psychology. The Reflections Of The Top Researchers In Each Area Will Sharpen The Research Knowledge And Expertise Of Scientists And Practitioners In These And Related Areas. For Younger And More Experienced Researchers, As Well As For Those Contemplating Entering The Field, The Authors Point To Pathways And Strategies For Unraveling The Key Challenges In Each Area, Offering Well-researched And Compelling Insights To Guide Future Investigation.--jacket. A Scientific Paradigm For Family Psychology / William M. Pinsof And Jay L. Lebow -- A Critical View Of Marital Satisfaction / Robert L. Weiss -- A Science Of Couple Therapy : For What Should We Seek Empirical Support? / Andrew Christensen, Brian D. Doss, And David C. Atkins -- The Mismeasure Of Therapy : Treatment Outcomes In Marital Therapy Research / John Gottman And Kimberly Ryan -- Emotion And The Repair Of Close Relationships / Susan M. Johnson -- A Sampling Of Theoretical, Methodological, And Policy Issues In Marriage Education : Implications For Family Psychology / Howard J. Markman [and Others] -- A Life Span Developmental Systems Perspective On Aggression Toward A Partner / Deborah M. Capaldi, Joann Wu Shortt, And Hyoun K. Kim -- Partner Violence And Men : A Focus On The Male Perpetrator / Amy Holtzworth-munroe And Jeffrey C. Meehan -- Women In Intimate Partner Violence : Major Advances And New Directions / Mary Ann Dutton [and Others] -- Partner Violence And Children / Ernest N. Jouriles, Renee Mcdonald, And Nancy A. Skopp -- Can Partner Aggression Be Stopped With Psychosocial Interventions? / K. Daniel O'leary And Edward M. Vega -- Remarriage And Stepfamilies / James H. Bray And Irene Easling -- Promoting Better Fathering Among Divorced Nonresident Fathers / Sanford L. Braver [and Others] -- Fathers In African American Families : The Importance Of Social And Cultural Context / Melvin N. Wilson, Anthony L. Chambers, And Lakeesha N. Woods -- Mothers In Transition : Model-based Strategies For Effective Parenting / Bernadette Marie Bullock And Marion S. Forgatch -- Disentangling Causality In The Associations Between Couple And Family Processes And Depression / Valerie E. Whiffen -- A Relational Perspective On Depressed Children : Family Patterns And Interventions / Nadine J. Kaslow, Claudia A. Jones, And Frances Palin -- Adolescent Depression : Family-focus Treatment Strategies / Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, Martha C. Tompson, And Michele S. Berk -- Marital Discord In The Context Of A Depressive Episode : Research On Efficacy And Effectiveness / Steven R.h. Beach And Maya E. Gupta -- Toward Culturally Centered And Evidence-based Treatments For Depressed Adolescents / Guillermo Bernal And Emily Sáez-santiago -- Families, Health, And Illness : The Search For Pathways And Mechanisms Of Effect / Beatrice L. Wood And Bruce D. Miller -- Weaving Gold Out Of Straw : Meaning-making In Families Who Have Children With Chronic Illnesses / Joän M. Patterson -- Using Family Models In Health Research : A Framework For Family Intervention In Chronic Disease / Lawrence Fisher. Edited By William M. Pinsof & Jay L. Lebow. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 13 Contributors......Page 17 A Scientific Paradigm for Family Psychology......Page 23 PART I: MARRIAGE AND MARITAL INTERVENTION......Page 41 1 A Critical View of Marital Satisfaction......Page 43 2 A Science of Couple Therapy: For What Should We Seek Empirical Support?......Page 63 3 The Mismeasure of Therapy: Treatment Outcomes in Marital Therapy Research......Page 85 4 Emotion and the Repair of Close Relationships......Page 111 5 A Sampling of Theoretical, Methodological, and Policy Issues in Marriage Education: Implications for Family Psychology......Page 135 PART II: PARTNER VIOLENCE: PARTICIPANT PERSPECTIVES AND TREATMENT......Page 159 6 A Life Span Developmental Systems Perspective on Aggression Toward a Partner......Page 161 7 Partner Violence and Men: A Focus on the Male Perpetrator......Page 189 8 Women in Intimate Partner Violence: Major Advances and New Directions......Page 211 9 Partner Violence and Children......Page 243 10 Can Partner Aggression Be Stopped With Psychosocial Interventions?......Page 263 PART III: FAMILIES IN DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE: FAMILY MEMBER PERSPECTIVES......Page 285 11 Remarriage and Stepfamilies......Page 287 12 Promoting Better Fathering Among Divorced Nonresident Fathers......Page 315 13 Fathers in African American Families: The Importance of Social and Cultural Context......Page 347 14 Mothers in Transition: Model-Based Strategies for Effective Parenting......Page 369 PART IV: FAMILIES AND DEPRESSION......Page 393 15 Disentangling Causality in the Associations Between Couple and Family Processes and Depression......Page 395 16 A Relational Perspective on Depressed Children: Family Patterns and Interventions......Page 417 17 Adolescent Depression: Family-Focused Treatment Strategies......Page 445 18 Marital Discord in the Context of a Depressive Episode: Research on Efficacy and Effectiveness......Page 471 19 Toward Culturally Centered and Evidence-Based Treatments for Depressed Adolescents......Page 491 PART V: FAMILIES AND HEALTH......Page 511 20 Families, Health, and Illness: The Search for Pathways and Mechanisms of Effect......Page 513 21 Weaving Gold Out of Straw: Meaning-Making in Families Who Have Children With Chronic Illnesses......Page 541 22 Using Family Models in Health Research: A Framework for Family Intervention in Chronic Disease......Page 569 A......Page 592 B......Page 593 C......Page 594 D......Page 596 E......Page 597 F......Page 598 I......Page 600 L......Page 601 M......Page 602 P......Page 604 Q......Page 606 S......Page 607 V......Page 609 Y......Page 610 Research on marriage and marital intervention undoubtedly constitutes one of the strongest and most vital areas of research within family psychology.