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| Title: | The effects of trauma on intimate relationships: A qualitative study with clinical couples |
| Authors: | Goff, Briana S. Nelson
Reisbig, Allison M.J.
Bole, Amy
Scheer, Tamera
Hayes, Everett
Archuleta, Kristy L.
Henry, Stacey Blalock
Hoheisel, Carol B.
Nye, Ben
Osby, Jamie
Sanders-Hahs, Erin
Schwerdtfeger, Kami L.
Smith, Douglas B. |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Type: | Article (author version) |
| Journal: | American journal of orthopsychiatry |
| Volume: | 76 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Starting Page: | 451 |
| Ending Page: | 460 |
| Permissions: | Copyright American Psychological Association. This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record. |
| Keywords: | Traumatic stress
Trauma exposure
Couples
Intimate relationships |
| Abstract: | Research has traditionally focused on the development of symptoms in those who experienced trauma directly but has overlooked the impact of trauma on victims' families. In recent years, researchers and
clinicians have begun to examine how individual exposure to traumatic events affects the spouses or partners, children, and professional helpers of trauma survivors. The current study examines qualitative interview data from 17 individuals, analyzed using a retroductive methodology to identify how intimate relationships are affected when there is a history of trauma exposure. The following primary themes were identified: increased communication, decreased communication, increased cohesion/connection, decreased
cohesion/connection, increased understanding, decreased understanding, sexual intimacy problems, symptoms of relationship distress, support from partner, and relationship resources. Areas for future research and clinical implications are identified. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/601 |
| Publisher URL: | http://www.apa.org/journals/ort/ |
| Appears in Collections: | Family Studies and Human Services
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