References for Family Psychology Topics


Natural Systems Theory

Interviewing Methods

Family Evaluation

Marital/Couples Therapy and Parenting Issues

Family Therapy

Sex Therapy

Family Diversity

Family Law

Systems Research

Family Violence


Natural Systems Theory

Capra, F. (1996). The web of life. New York: Anchor Books.

Patterson, T.E. (1997). Theoretical unity and technical eclecticism: pathways to coherence in family therapy. American Journal of Family Therapy, 25(2), 97-109.

Sagan, C. (1980). Cosmos. New York: Random House.

Wilson, E. O. (1975). Sociobiology: The new synthesis. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press.

Interviewing Methods
Berg. P, & Snyder, D. (1981). Differential diagnosis of marital and sexual distress: A multi-dimensional approach. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 7, 290-295.

Fisher, B., Giblin, P., & Hoopes, M. (1982). Healing family functioning: What therapists say and what families want. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 14, 273-284.

Kinston, W., & Loader, P. (1988). The family task interview: A tool for clinical research in family interaction. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 14, 67-68.

L'Abate, L. (1976). Understanding and helping the individual in the family. New York: Grune & Stratton.

Watzlawick, P. (1966). A structured family interview. Family Process, 12, 127-144.
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Family Evaluation
Bagarozzi, D., & Pollane, L. (1983). A repetition and validation of the spousal inventory of desired changes and relationship barriers. (SIDCARB): Elaborations on diagnostic and clinical utilization. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 9, 303-315.

Bienvenu, M. (1970). Measurement of marital communication. Family Coordination, 19, 26-31.

Cromwell, R., Olson, D., Fournier, D. (1976). Diagnosis and evaluation in marital and family counseling. In D. Olson (Ed.), Treating relationships. Lake Mills, IA: Graphic Publishing.

Fiese, B. H., & Kline, C. A. (1993). Development of the Family Ritual Questionnaire: Initial reliability and validation studies. Journal of Family Psychology, 6, 290-299.

Fowers, B. J., & Olson, D. H. (1993). ENRICH marital satisfaction scale: A brief research and clinical tool. Journal of Family Psychology, 7, 176-185.

Friedman, H., & Krakover, S. (1992). Learning to draw and interpret standard and time-line genograms: An experimental comparison. Journal of Family Psychology, 6, 77-83.

Fristad, M. A. (1989). A comparison of the McMaster and circumplex family assessment instrument. Journal of Family Therapy, 15, 259-269.

Green, R. G., Harris, R. N., Forte, J. A., & Robinson, M. (1991). Evaluating FACES III and the circumplex model: 2,440 families. Family Process, 30, 55-73.

Grotevant, H. D., & Carlson , C. I. (1989). Family assessment: A guide to methods and measures. New York: Guilford.

Kaslow, F. W. (Ed.). (1998). The handbook of relational diagnosis and dysfunctional family patterns. New York: Wiley.

Kerr, M. E., & Bowen, M. (1988). Family evaluation. New York: W. W. Norton.

L'Abate, L., & Wagner, V. (1985). Theory--derived, family oriented test batteries. In L'Abate (Ed.), Handbook of family psychology and therapy (pp. 1006-1031). Homewood, IL: Dorsey.

Nurse, R. (1999). Family assessment. New York: Wiley.

McGoldrick, M., & Gerson, R. (1985). Genograms in family assessment. New York: W. W. Norton.

Patterson, T.E. (1999). The Couple & Family Clinical Documentation Sourcebook. NY: John Wiley & Sons.

Titchener, J., & Golden, M. (1963). Prediction of therapeutic themes from observation of family interaction evoked by the "revealed differences" technique. Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, 136, 464-474.

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Marital/Couples Therapy and Parenting Issues
Belsky, J., & Hsieh, K. H. (1998). Patterns of marital change during the early childhood years: Parent personality, coparenting, and division-of-labor correlates. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 511-528.

Bernstein, P., & Bernstein, M. (1986). Marital therapy: A behavioral-communications approach. New York: Pergamon Press.

Brock, G. W., & Barnard, C. P. (1992). Procedures in marriage and family therapy (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Call-Horsley, G. (1997). In-laws: A guide to extended-family therapy. New York: Wiley.

Coyne, J. (1987). Depression, biology, marriage, and marital therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 13, 333-407.

Deater-Deckard, K., & Scarr S. (1996). Parenting stress among dual-career mothers and fathers: Are there gender differences? Journal of Family Psychology, 10, 45-59.

Epstein, N. (1982). Cognitive therapy with couples. American Journal of Family Therapy, 10, 5-16.

Gottman, J., Swanson, C., & Murray, J. (1999). The mathematics of marital conflict: Dynamic mathematical nonlinear modeling of newlywed marital interaction. Journal of Family Psychology, 13, 3-19.

Jacobson, N., & Gurman, A. (Eds.). (1986). The clinical handbook of marital therapy. New York: Guilford Press.

Johnson, S., & Grenberg, L. (1985). The differential effect of experiential and problem solving interventions in resolving marital conflict. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 53, 175-184.

Kaslow, F. (Ed.). (1988). Couples therapy in a family context. (Family Therapy Collections, Vol. 25). Rockville, MD: Aspen.

Kaslow, F. W., & Schwartz, L. L. (1987). Dynamics of divorce: A life cycle perspective. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Kurdek, L. A. (1998). The nature and predictors of the trajectory of change in marital quality over the first 4 years of marriage for first-married husbands and wives. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 494-510.

Metzler, C. W., Biglan, A., Ary, D. V., & Li, F. (1998). The stability and validity of early adolescents' reports of parenting constructs. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 600-619.

Newcomb, M. M. D., & Loeb, T. B. (1999). Poor parenting as an adult problem behavior: General deviance, deviant attitudes, inadequate family support and bonding, or just bad parents? Journal of Family Psychology, 13, 175-193.

Renk, K., Phares, V., & Epps, J. (1999). The relationship between parental anger and behavior problems in children and adolescents. Journal of Family Psychology, 13, 209-227.

Sachs, R., Frischolz, E., & Wood, J. (1988). Marital and family therapy in the treatment of multiple personality disorder. Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 3, 249-259.

Weeks, G., & Hof, L. (1995). Integrative solutions: Treating common problems in couples' therapy. New York: Bruner/Mazel.

Weeks, G., & Hof, L. (Eds). (1994). The marital-relationship therapy casebook: Theory and application of the intersystem model. New York: Bruner/Mazel.

Weeks, G., & Treat, S. (1992). Couples in treatment. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
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Family Therapy
Bedrosian, R. C., & Bozicas, G. D. (1994). Treating family-of-origin problems: A cognitive approach. New York: Guilford.

Goldenberg, L., & Goldenberg, H. (1980). Family therapy: An overview. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Goodrich, T. J., Rampage, C., Ellman, B., & Halstead, K. (1988). Feminist family therapy: A casebook. New York: W. W. Norton.

Gurman, A., & Kniskern, D. (Eds.). (1991). Handbook of family therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Isaacs, M., Montalvo, B., & Abelsohn, D. (1986). The difficult divorce: Therapy for children and families. New York: Basic Books.

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. (1995). 21 (whole issue). Kaslow, F.(Ed.). (1982). International book of family therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Kaslow, F. (Ed.). (1990). Voices in family psychology. Newbury Park: CA: Sage.

Kolevzon, M. S., & Green, R. G. (1985). Family therapy models: Convergence in divergence. New York: Springer.

Levant, R. F. (1984). Family therapy: A comprehensive overview. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

L'Abate, L. (1985). Handbook of family psychology and therapy. Homewood, IL: Dorsey.

Liddle, H. (1980). On teaching a contextual or systemic therapy. Training context, goals, and methods. American Journal of Family Therapy, 8, 56-69.


MacFarlane, M. (Ed.) (2001).  Family Therapy and Mental Health:  Innovations in Theory and Practice.  Binghamton, NY:  Haworth Press.

MacFarlane, M. (Ed.) (2004).  Family Treatment of Personality Disorders:  Advances in Clinical Practice.  Binghamton, NY:  Haworth Press.

McDaniel, S. H., Hepworth, J., & Doherty, W. (1992). Medical family therapy: A biopsychosocial approach to family and health problems. New York: Basic Books.

McGoldrick, M., Anderson, C. M., & Walsh, F. (Eds.). (1989). Women in families: A framework for family therapy. New York: W. W. Norton.

McGoldrick, M., Anderson, J. K., & Giordano, J. (Eds.). (1992). Ethnicitiy and family therapy. New York: Guilford.

Mikesell, R. H., Lusterman, D. D., & McDaniel, S. H. (Eds.). (1995). Integrating family therapy: Handbook of family psychology and systems therapy. Washington, DC: APA Books.

Nichols, M. P., & Schwartz, R. C. (1991). Family therapy: Concepts and methods (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Patterson, G. (1976). Families: Application of social learning to family life (rev. ed.). Champaign, IL: Research Press.

Weeks, G., & L'Abate, L. (1982). Paradoxical psychotherapy: Theory and practice with individuals, couples and families. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

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Sex Therapy
Hyde, J. S., DeLamater, J. D., & Hewitt, E. C. (1998). Sexuality and the dual-earner couple: Multiple roles and sexual functioning. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 354-368.

Leiblum, S., & Rosen, R. (1988). Sexual desire disorders. New York: Guilford.

LoPiccolo, J., & LoPiccolo, L. (Eds.). (1978). Handbook of sex therapy. New York: Plenum.

Tiefer, L. (1995). Sex is not a natural act and other essays. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Verhulst, J., & Heiman, J. (1979). An interactional approach to sexual dysfunctions. American Journal of Family Therapy, 7, 19-36.

Weeks, G., & Hof, L. (1987). Integrating sex and marital therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Zilbergeld, A. (1994). Male sexuality (2nd ed.). Boston: Little, Brown.
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Family Diversity
Boyd-Franklin, N. (1989) Black families in therapy: A multisystems approach. New York: Guilford.

Falicov, C. J. (1998). Latino families in therapy. New York: Guilford.

Hahlweg, K., Markham, H. J., Thurmaier, F., Engl, J., & Eckert, V. (1998). Prevention of marital distress: Results of a German prospective longitudinal study. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 543-556.

Helms, J. E. (1990). Black and White racial identity. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Laird, J., & Green, R.-J. (Eds.). (1996). Lesbians and gays in couples and families: A handbook for therapists. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Levant, R. F., & Pollack, W. S. (Eds.). (1995). A new psychology of men. New York: Basic Books.

McGoldrick, M. (Ed.). (1998). Re-visioning family therapy: Race, culture, and gender in clinical practice. New York: Guilford.

McGoldrick, M., Giordano, J., & Pearce, J. K. (Eds.). (1996). Ethnicity and family therapy. New York: Guilford.

Mirkin, M. P. (Ed.). (1994). Women in context. New York: Guilford.

Silverstein, L., & Green, R. J. (1996, Summer). Gay fathers: A dialogue about heterosexist bias in family treatment and research. The Family Psychologist, 14-16.
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Family Law
APA/ABA. Proceedings of children, divorce, and custody: Lawyers and psychologists working together. Conference sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Family Law and the American Psychological Association, April 17-20, 1997, Los Angeles, CA.

Barnard, C. P., & Jenson, G., III. (1984). Child custody evaluations: A rational process for an emotional-laden event. American Journal of Family Therapy, 12(2), 61-67.

Bray, J. H. (1991). Psychosocial factors affecting custodial and visitation arrangements. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 9, 419-437.

Bricklin, B. (1991). Data-based tests in custody evaluations. American Journal of Family Therapy, 20(3), 254-265.

Coller, D. R. (1988). Joint custody: Research, theory, and policy. Family Process, 27, 459-469.

Deed, M. L. (1991). Court-ordered child custody evaluations: Helping or victimizing vulnerable families. Psychotherapy, 28,76-84.

Ferstenberg, R. L. (1992). Mediation versus litigation in divorce and why a litigator becomes a mediator. American Journal of Family Therpay, 20, 266-273.

Gould, J. W. (1998). Conducting scientifically crafted child custody evaluations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kaslow, F. W. (Ed.). (1999). Handbook of couple and family forensics: A guidebook for legal and mental health professionals. New York: Wiley.

Schwartz, L. L., & Kaslow, F. W. (1999). Painful partings: Divorce and its aftermath. New York: Wiley.

Wallerstein, J. S., & Lewis, J. (1998). The long-term impact of divorce on children: A first report from a 25-year study. Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 36(3).

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Systems Research
Bray, J. H. (1995). Methodological advances in family psychology research: Introduction to the special section. Journal of Family Psychology, 9, 107-109.

Cook, J., Tyson, R., White, J., Rushe, R., Gothman, J., & Murray, J. (1995). Mathematics of marital conflict: Qualitative dynamic mathematical modeling of marital interactions. Journal of Family Psychology, 9, 110-130.

Cook, W. L., & Douglas, E. M. (1998). The looking-glass self in family context: A social relations analysis. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 299-309.

Gottman, J. M. (1979). Marital interaction: Experimental investigations. San Diego: Academic Press.

Heatherington, L., & Friedlander, M. (1990). Applying task analysis to structural family therapy. Journal of Family Psychology, 4, 36-48.

Pinsof, W. M. (1992). Toward a scientific paradigm for family psychology: The integrative process systems perspective. Journal of Family Psychology, 5, 432-447.

Raudenbash, S. W., Brennan, R. T., & Barnett, R. C. (1995). A multivariate hierarchical model for studying psychological change within married couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 9, 161-174.
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Family Violence
Appel, A. E., & Holden, G. W. (1998). The co-occurrence of spouse and physical child abuse: A review and appraisal. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 578-599.

Arias, L., & Beach, S. R. H. (1987). Validity of self-reports of marital violence. Journal of Family Violence, 2, 135-150.

Avis, J. M. (1992). Where are all the family therapists? Abuse and violence within families and family therapy's response. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 18, 225-232.

Babcock, J. C., & Steiner, R. (1999). The relationship between treatment, incarceration and recidivism of battery: A program evaluation of Seattle's coordinated community response to domestic violence. Journal of Family Psychology, 13, 46-59.

Carden, A. O. (1994). Wife abuse and the wife abuser: Review and recommendations. The Counseling Psychologist, 22, 539-582.

Ehrensoft, M. K., & Vivian, D. (1996). Spouses' reasons for not reporting existing marital aggression as a marital problem. Journal of Family Psychology, 10, 443-444.

Findelhor, D., Gelles, R. J., Hotling, G. T., & Strauss, M. A. (Eds.). (1985). The dark side of families: Current family violence research. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Forsstrom, B., & Rosenbaum, A. (1985). The effect of parental marital violence on young adults: An exploratory investigation. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 47, 467-472.

Gelles, R. J., & Cornell, C. P. (1985). Intimate violence in families. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Gelles, R. J., & Strauss, M. R. (1989). Intimate violence: The causes and consequences of abuse in the American family. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Hansen, M., & Harway, M. (Eds.). (1993). Battering and family therapy: A feminist perspective. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Harway, M., Hansen, M., Rossman, B. B. R., Geffner, R., & Deitch, I. (1996). Families affected by domestic violence. In M. Harway, (Ed.), Treating the changing family: Handling normative and unusual events (pp. 163-190). New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Jouriles, E. N., McDonald, R., Norwood, W. O., Ware, H. S., Spiller, L. C., & Swank, P. R. (1998). Knives, guns, and interparent violence: Relations with child behavior problems. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 178-194.

Kalmuss, D. (1984). The intergenerational transmission of marital aggression. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 46, 11-19.

Lane, G., & Russell, T. (1989). Second-order systemic work with violent couples. In P. L. Caesar & L. K. Hamberger (Eds.), Treating men who batter: Theory, practice and programs (pp. 134-162). New York: Springer.

Ohlin, L., & Tonry, M. (Eds.). (1989). Family violence: Crime and justice, a review of research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Sprenkle, D. H. (Ed.). (1992). Violence: The dark side of the family [Special issue]. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 18.

Strauss, M. A., & Gelles, R. J. (Eds.). (1990). Physical violence in American families. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
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