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Couple Play As A Predictor Of Couple Bonding, Physical Health And Emotional Health, Linda Vanderbleek
Couple Play As A Predictor Of Couple Bonding, Physical Health And Emotional Health, Linda Vanderbleek
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Traditional couple counseling research focused on why people end relationships, with research only recently addressing what factors contribute to relationship satisfaction and stability. Yet, throughout this research, minimal attention has been paid to the role of play in couple counseling. The research available on play in couple counseling had varied definitions of couple play and was not based on current couple counseling theory. The research and anecdotal data on couple play proposed a strong relationship between couple play and the factors that predict successful, long-term couple relationships, individual physical health and emotional health. This study applied current couple counseling theory …