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Huiling Chen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

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Siebrecht Vanhooren - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A quest for self-soothing : a systematic case study into emotion-focused therapy with an emotionally avoidant client who committed sexual offenses
    Journal of clinical psychology, 2019
    Co-Authors: Ellen Gunst, Jeanne C. Watson, Jochem Willemsen, Mattias Desmet, Tom Loeys, Siebrecht Vanhooren
    Abstract:

    Objective The current study is part of a multiple case study that investigated the emotional change in individuals who have committed sexual offenses (ISOs). This case study highlights how one client used sex as a Maladaptive Coping Strategy to suppress negative emotions. Method A mixed-methods design was used to track changes in the client's affect regulation (AR) during four phases, including a baseline (Phase A), treatment as usual (Phase B), treatment with an emotion-focused therapy (EFT) component added (Phase C), and follow up (Phase A). Results The qualitative description with verbatim clinical vignettes, revealed deeper insight into some important steps and hindrances and the impact of specific EFT-interventions. Quantitative analysis of self-report and observational measures showed a significant improvement in the client's AR across different phases of treatment. Conclusions The study improves our knowledge of the emotional change in ISOs during treatment and illustrates some key interventions, steps, and hindrances.

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  • Television exposure, consumer culture values, and lower well-being among preadolescent children: The mediating role of consumer-focused Coping strategies
    'Wiley', 2019
    Co-Authors: Dunkeld C., Wright M., Banerjee R., Easterbrook M., Slade L.
    Abstract:

    Previous research has linked materialism to lower well-being in children, and recent findings suggest that this link is heightened among those exposed to high levels of advertising. One proposal is that children may be pursuing consumer culture ideals – orienting to material possessions and physical appearance – as a Maladaptive Coping Strategy for dealing with underlying distress. The present work offers the first direct evaluation of this theoretically plausible hypothesis. In Study 1, higher scores on our measure of consumer-focused Coping not only predicted lower well-being in a sample of 109 9- to 11-year-olds, but also served as mediator in the indirect link between the number of hours spent watching television and lower well-being. Study 2 tested our expanded model of these processes in a sample of 380 9- to 11-year-olds. Specifically, structural equation modelling revealed that frequency of watching commercial (advertising-rich) television in particular predicted greater consumer-focused Coping. This in turn, predicted greater endorsement of consumer culture ideals, which then predicted lower well-being. Implications for theoretical models and educational interventions are discussed