Date of Award:
5-2002
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Human Development and Family Studies
Department name when degree awarded
Family and Human Development
Committee Chair(s)
Thorana S. Nelson
Committee
Thorana S. Nelson
Committee
Scot Allgood
Committee
Marcelo Diversi
Abstract
In an attempt to identify a possible pathway to successful research in marriage and family therapy (MFT), publications of three eminent MFT researchers—James Alexander, John Gottman, and Howard Liddle—were content analyzed. These 208 journal articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations were examined for external factors and patterns across time.
Results supported the importance of doing clinical work, having a sustained research interest area, obtaining funding, and maximizing the utility of one's research samples. Implications and recommendations for future researchers, research training, career paths in clinical research, and further research are given.
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Recommended Citation
Droubay, Sarah Rebecca Sancher, "Identifying Paths to Successful Marriage and Family Therapy Research: External Factors Within the Publications of Three Eminent Marriage and Family Therapy Researchers" (2002). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 2517.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2517
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