Abstract
The present study, published in the Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie analyzes the effectiveness of a brief enrichment program for the promotion of assertiveness skills in couple relationship. It begins with a review of the concept of marital satisfaction, communication and intimacy, highlighting the Morenian Psychodrama approach in the clinical practice of the couple’s development. For the program, we chose an eclectic approach, combining cognitive-behavioural model with a Morenian psychodrama technique.
The study sample was composed by one heterosexual couple living in cohabitation. The methodology used was qualitative and for data collection was used mainly IRI—Intimate Relationship Interview (Lima et al. 2006) and the sculpture technique. Results showed that the couple had a perception quite satisfactory in most areas of marital intimacy and communication was the area that required further involvement of the couple. The information collection tools were effective and complementary. The program showed satisfactory results given the gains of couples, but served more to survey the areas of difficulty in the relationship than to acquire assertive skills.
Zusammenfassung
Die vorliegende, in der Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie veröffentlichte, Studie analysiert die Wirksamkeit eines kurzen Programms zur Förderung von Selbstbehauptung in Paarbeziehungen. Sie beginnt mit einem Review über die Konzepte ehelicher Zufriedenheit und dem Thema Kommunikation und Intimität in der Ehe, wobei das Psychodrama nach Moreno in der klinischen Praxis für die Entwicklung des Paares betont wurde. Für das Programm wurde ein eklektischer Ansatz verwendet, der das Modell der kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie mit dem Psychodrama kombiniert.
Die Stichprobe besteht aus einem heterosexuellen Paar, das zusammen lebt. Die angewandte Methodik war qualitativ und für die Datenerfassung wurde hauptsächlich das IRI – Intimate Relationship Interview (Lima et al. 2006) und die Skulpturtechnik verwendet. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, dass das Paar in den meisten Bereichen der ehelichen Intimität eine recht zufriedenstellende Wahrnehmung hatte und dass die Kommunikation der Bereich war, in dem das Paar weiteren Entwicklungsbedarf hat. Die Tools zur Informationserfassung waren effektiv und ergänzten sich. Das Programm zeigte zufriedenstellende Ergebnisse hinsichtlich der Entwicklungen des Paares, diente jedoch eher dazu, die Problembereiche in der Beziehung aufzuzeigen, als Fähigkeiten zur Selbstbehauptung zu erwerben.
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Santos, F., Cunha, P., Simões, M. et al. Assertiveness competencies in the intimate relationship: proposal for an eclectic approach. Z Psychodrama Soziom 19 (Suppl 1), 83–100 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11620-020-00564-y
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