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ArticleJournal of marital and family therapy2025

Trajectories of Child and Caregiver Positive Coping Following a Brief Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) Intervention.

Imogen M Sloss, Jackson Smith, Laura Colucci, Mirisse Foroughe, Dillon T Browne

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5 authors.

Imogen M SlossDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-893X
Jackson SmithDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7805-1719
Laura ColucciDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Mirisse ForougheFamily Psychology Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dillon T BrowneDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

This study was supported by the Canada Research Chairs Program (2019-2024), the Ontario Early Researcher Award (2021-2026), and the University of Waterloo Graham Seed Fund (2023-2024).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Families play an influential role in promoting positive coping (PC) among youth, which has led to the development of family-based interventions, such as emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT). The present study examined trajectories of PC over 1 year following a 2-day virtual caregiver group EFFT intervention. Participants included 155 caregivers who attended the EFFT intervention. Caregivers completed measures on themselves and up to four children at six time points from pre-intervention to 12-month follow-up. Higher-order growth curve analysis modelled trajectories of PC for individuals nested within families. Participants exhibited an increase in PC over 12 months. Caregivers had higher initial PC levels than children and improved at a slower rate. Finally, participants in families with higher social support and lower family dysfunction had higher baseline PC. These variables did not predict change. Findings reveal that aspects of the family environment are related to PC, highlighting the importance of family-based interventions.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalCaregiversEmotion-Focused TherapyFamily TherapyAdolescentAdultChildFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedSocial Supportemotion‐focused family therapyfamily functioningmultilevel modellingpositive copingsocial support

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PMID40344447
PMCPMC12062732

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