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Self-disclosure of personal constructs.

E M Waring1

  • 1University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.

Family Process
|December 1, 1990
PubMed
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Self-disclosure in marriage, when combined with understanding personal constructs, can enhance marital therapy. This approach addresses couple pathology stemming from faulty schemas, often learned from observing parental relationships.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Family Therapy
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Sidney Jourard's work highlights self-disclosure's importance in marital dynamics.
  • George Kelly's personal construct theory offers a framework for understanding complex relationships.
  • Couple pathology is often linked to maladaptive cognitive schemas.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review Jourard's concept of self-disclosure in marriage.
  • To apply Kelly's personal construct theory to marital success.
  • To propose a novel marital and family therapy approach.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing psychological theories (Jourard, Kelly).
  • Conceptual analysis linking personal constructs to marital functioning.
  • Development of a therapeutic model based on self-disclosure.

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Main Results:

  • Self-disclosure can illuminate and modify personal constructs within a marriage.
  • Erroneous personal constructs contribute to couple pathology.
  • Therapy focused on self-disclosure of constructs may resolve relationship issues.

Conclusions:

  • Self-disclosure of personal constructs offers a unique therapeutic avenue for couples.
  • Understanding and modifying faulty schemas derived from family observation is key.
  • This approach can foster stronger marriages and families through enhanced communication.