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- Title
Improving Experience in Personal Social Systems through Family Constellation Seminars: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Authors
Hunger, Christina; Bornhäuser, Annette; Link, Leoni; Schweitzer, Jochen; Weinhold, Jan
- Abstract
This study examined the efficacy of family constellation seminars ( FCSs) on individuals' experience in their personal social systems, especially the experience of belonging, autonomy, accord, and confidence. We conducted a single-blind, stratified and balanced, randomized controlled trial. Participants were 208 adults (M = 48 years, SD = 10, 79% women) who were randomly allocated either to the intervention group (3-day FCSs; 64 active participants, 40 observing participants) or to the wait-list group (64 active participants, 40 observing participants). Change was measured short-term (2-week and 4-month follow-up) using the Experience In Social Systems Questionnaire, personal domain ( EXIS.pers). EXIS.pers is a new outcome measure being applied for the first time in evaluation research. In addition, we used interpersonal scales derived from established measures (Outcome Questionnaire, OQ-45; Tool for the Evaluation of the Psychotherapeutic Progress, FEP). The average person in the intervention group showed improved experience in personal social systems, as compared with approximately 73% of the wait-list group after 2 weeks (total score: Cohen's d = .61, p = .000) and 69% of the wait-list group after 4 months (total score: d = .53, p = .000). The results were confirmed in per-protocol analyses (n = 191) by the results of the EXIS.pers dimensions (Belonging, Autonomy, Accord, and Confidence) and the interpersonal scales derived from the OQ-45 and FEP. No adverse events were reported. This RCT provides first evidence that FCSs tend to positively influence participants' experience in their social systems.
- Subjects
FAMILY constellations (Therapy); FAMILY psychotherapy; ANALYSIS of variance; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-evaluation; FAMILY relations; SOCIAL context; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; BLIND experiment; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Family Process, 2014, Vol 53, Issue 2, p288
- ISSN
0014-7370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/famp.12051