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| Brian D DossSummaryAffiliation: Texas A and M University Country: USA Publications
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Acceptance in romantic relationships: the frequency and acceptability of partner behavior inventoryBrian D Doss
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4235, USA
Psychol Assess 18:289-302. 2006..Furthermore, the factors were internally consistent, correlated with relationship satisfaction, and differentiated couples seeking marital therapy from nondistressed couples in the community...
Marital therapy, retreats, and books: the who, what, when, and why of relationship help-seekingBrian D Doss
Texas A and M University, USA
J Marital Fam Ther 35:18-29. 2009..Results of the present study suggest that the most common types of relationship help-seeking by community couples are understudied and likely underutilized in the dissemination of empirically based marital interventions...- Differential use of premarital education in first and second marriagesBrian D Doss
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Fam Psychol 23:268-73. 2009..Results suggest that more needs to be done to understand the barriers to the use of premarital education for second marriages... 
The effect of the transition to parenthood on relationship quality: an 8-year prospective studyBrian D Doss
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4235, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 96:601-19. 2009....- Qualitative reports of problems in cohabiting relationships: comparisons to married and dating relationshipsAnnie C Hsueh
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4235, USA
J Fam Psychol 23:236-46. 2009..However, most differences between relationship types were no longer significant after controlling for individuals' relationship and demographic characteristics... - Coexisting difficulties and couple therapy outcomes: psychopathology and intimate partner violenceLorelei Simpson Rowe
Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, P O Box 750442, Dallas, TX 75275 0442, USA
J Fam Psychol 25:455-8. 2011..The results suggest that coexisting symptoms of psychopathology or IPV may not necessarily interfere with therapy outcomes and, indeed, therapy may have positive effects for couples with these problems... - Premature termination in couple therapy with veterans: definitions and prediction of long-term outcomesBrian D Doss
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, FL, USA
J Fam Psychol 25:770-4. 2011..Additionally, long-term relationship functioning was especially poor when both these definitions of PT were met, suggesting that both qualitative and quantitative definitions should inform decisions about termination in couple therapy... - Who's dragging their feet? Husbands and wives seeking marital therapyBrian D Doss
Department of Psychology, Box 156304, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
J Marital Fam Ther 29:165-77. 2003..Implications for marital therapy are discussed... - Observed communication in couples two years after integrative and traditional behavioral couple therapy: outcome and link with five-year follow-upKatherine J W Baucom
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 79:565-76. 2011..To examine changes in observed communication after therapy termination in distressed couples from a randomized clinical trial... - Sudden gains in treatment-as-usual couple therapy for military veteransBrian D Doss
Department of Psychology, PO Box 248185, Coral Gables, FL 33124 0751, USA
Behav Ther 42:509-20. 2011..In addition, predictors of SGs were generally consistent with theoretical and empirical examinations of mechanisms of change in couple therapy... - Improving relationships: mechanisms of change in couple therapyBrian D Doss
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 73:624-33. 2005..Research and clinical implications are discussed... - Treating infidelity: clinical and ethical directionsDouglas K Snyder
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4235, USA
J Clin Psychol 61:1453-65. 2005..Finally, we discuss therapists' need to concretely articulate their values that influence treatment of infidelity... - Predictors of intimacy in couples' discussions of relationship injuries: an observational studyAlexandra E Mitchell
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77842 4235, USA
J Fam Psychol 22:21-9. 2008..Self-disclosure and empathic responding appear to be important behavioral determinants of intimate feelings, but the manner in which they influence intimacy differs according to gender... - Observed communication and associations with satisfaction during traditional and integrative behavioral couple therapyMia Sevier
California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA
Behav Ther 39:137-50. 2008..However, no treatment differences in these associations were found. Differences in rule-governed and contingency-shaped behavior change strategies between the two therapies and implications of findings are discussed... - Prediction of response to treatment in a randomized clinical trial of marital therapyDavid C Atkins
Travis Research Institute, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, CA 90095-1563, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 73:893-903. 2005..Findings are considered in light of the previous literature on predicting response to marital therapy... - Relationship violence among couples seeking therapy: common couple violence or battering?Lorelei E Simpson
Southern Methodist University, TX 75275, USA
J Marital Fam Ther 33:270-83. 2007..Clinical and research implications are discussed...
Research Grants
- Effect of coparenting and couple relationship interventions on infant developmentBRIAN DOSS; Fiscal Year: 2007..This study seeks to better understand the relative roles of couple functioning (e.g., marital satisfaction) and coparenting (e.g., parental support) and use these findings to inform future interventions for the transition to parenthood. ..