title: Levels of Marital Conflict Model: a guide to assessment and intervention in troubled marriages.
abstract: A model for assessing the intensity of conflict in marital relationships is presented. Five levels of conflict with their associated dynamics and behavioral and psychological attributes are identified. Implications for treatment are discussed and strategies for intervention within each of the levels are outlined.
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008960:Models, Psychological