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    Examining the dyadic association between marital satisfaction and coparenting of parents with young children
    (Springer, 2024-01) Ece, Cansu; Gürmen, Münevver Selenga; Acar, İbrahim Hakkı; Buyukcan-Tetik, A.; Psychology; ACAR, Münevver Selenga Gürmen; ACAR, Ibrahim Hakkı; Ece, Cansu
    Healthy coparenting and marital satisfaction are two main components of within-family functioning, providing the basis for healthy child development. In the current study, we investigated the link between marital satisfaction and coparenting from a dyadic perspective in Turkish families with young children. The sample is composed of 249 married coparent dyads (249 mothers and 249 fathers) with at least one child between the ages of three and seven (M = 56.96 months, SD = 15.16). Couples reported their coparenting and marital relationship satisfaction levels. Three separate Actor-Partner Interdependence Models tested the association between marital satisfaction and coparenting dimensions (cooperation, conflict, and triangulation). Results revealed that marital satisfaction was positively associated with coparenting cooperation and negatively associated with coparenting conflict and triangulation for both parents (actor effect). In addition, fathers’ marital satisfaction was positively associated with mothers’ coparenting cooperation and negatively associated with mothers’ coparenting triangulation (partner effect). These findings suggest that marital satisfaction has both within-person and between-partner links with coparenting, albeit the between-partner effect is pronounced only from fathers toward mothers.
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    Systemic individual therapy: Therapeutic change from the perspective of clients and therapists
    (Taylor & Francis, 2024) Balcıoğlu, Elif; Gürmen, Münevver Selenga; Söylemez, Y.; Psychology; ACAR, Münevver Selenga Gürmen
    Therapeutic change is a well-studied construct in psychotherapy process and outcome studies, providing the basis for how psychotherapy practices are effective in individuals wellbeing. The current study explores the experiences of therapists and clients regarding how therapeutic change is experienced in systemic individual therapy. 12 therapists (1 men, 11 women) and 12 clients (2 men, 10 women) were recruited as participants from two training centers. Both therapists’ and clients’ experiences are investigated with semi-structured interviews using thematic analysis (TA). Results revealed three main themes for clients: “Sense-making the Problems Through Relational Awareness”, “Acceptance in Relationships”, and “Manifesting the Differentiated Self in Relationship.” Regarding therapists’ perspective, the results yielded three main themes: “Going Beyond One-to-one Relationship in Therapy”, “Increasing Relational Awareness”, “Shift in Clients’ Attitudes Towards Boundaries with Significant Others.”. The themes were discussed in the context of the systems theory literature, limitations, strengths, future research directions, and clinical implications.