在荷兰国家代表性的浪漫情侣样本中,寻求帮助的发生率和预测因素
Henk Jan Conradi1, Arjen Noordhof1, Jan H Kamphuis1
1Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Family process
|October 29, 2024
概括
许多夫妇面临关系问题,但很少有人寻求专业帮助,通常等待数年. 不寻求帮助的原因包括改善和伴侣不情愿,女性和年轻人更积极主动.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 家庭研究 家庭研究
背景情况:
- 关系问题很常见,但关于寻求帮助行为的人口层面数据很少.
- 了解寻求帮助的障碍对于制定有效的干预和政策至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在代表性人口样本中调查关系不满和随后寻求帮助的步骤的普遍性.
- 识别关系寻求帮助的预测因素和获得护理的障碍.
主要方法:
- 一个代表性样本1014个荷兰异性恋夫妇参加了.
- 多层次参与者-合作伙伴相互依赖模型 (APIM) 用于分析社会人口统计学因素和寻求帮助的行为.
- 数据包括对不满的认识,考虑帮助以及实际收到帮助.
主要成果:
- 40.1%的夫妇经历了严重的不满; 28.6%的个人承认了这一点.
- 只有36.4%的不满意的个人考虑了专业的帮助,而19.5%的人得到了帮助,通常是在显著的延迟 (平均3.7年) 之后.
- 不寻求帮助的主要原因是"事情变得更好" (48.8%) 和伴侣拒绝 (35.4%);财务问题和羞耻感是不常见的障碍. 女性和年轻伴侣更有可能寻求帮助.
结论:
- 严重的关系不满是普遍存在的,但寻求专业的帮助是罕见的和延迟的.
- 干预措施应解决合作伙伴一致性和不满的波动性.
- 婚姻状况,孩子和教育等人口统计因素与寻求帮助的联系有限.
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