title: Worried About us: Evaluating an Intervention for Relationship-Based Anxiety.
abstract: Although romantic relationships are commonly a source of pleasure and comfort, for some individuals they can be a source of persistent anxiety. The aim of the current investigation was to explore the construct of relationship-based anxiety and to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief couple-based psychoeducational session for this issue. Common behavioral patterns and cognitive tendencies seen among individuals with relationship-based anxiety were examined, including excessive reassurance-seeking, self-silencing, and partner accommodation. In the current investigation, a single psychoeducational session was developed to address these maladaptive interactive patterns of behavior specifically. The session was administered to a sample of 21 couples and was found to decrease levels of reassurance-seeking and self-silencing significantly among individuals with relationship anxiety, and to decrease levels of maladaptive accommodation behaviors significantly in their partners.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors: Christine M
authors: CM
authors: Paprocki
authors: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors: Donald H
authors: DH
authors: Baucom
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D019546:Couples Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012919:Social Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; Couples; Reassurance-seeking; Relationship distress; angustia relacional; ansiedad; búsqueda de consuelo; parejas; 伴侣; 关系困扰; 寻求安抚; 焦虑