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The Effect of Solution‐Focused Versus Problem‐Focused Questions: A Replication

Marie‐Carmen Neipp Mark Beyebach ORCID Rosa M. Nuñez Marie‐Carmen Martínez‐González
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy Vol. 42 No. 3 pp. 525-535 · Wiley
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Abstract
In therapeutic conversations, questions can be considered as interventions in their own right. This study is a cross‐cultural replication of Grant (Journal of Systemic Therapies, 2012, 31, 2, 21) study on the effects of different types of questions on various clinically relevant variables. A total of 204 students of a Spanish university described a real‐life problem that they wanted to solve and were then randomly assigned to either a solution‐focused or a problem‐focused questions condition. Before and after answering the questions, they completed a set of measures that assessed positive and negative affect, self‐efficacy, and goal attainment. Solution‐focused questions produced a significantly greater increase in self‐efficacy, goal approach, and action steps than problem‐focused questions, and a significantly greater decrease in negative affect, providing further empirical support to solution‐focused practices.
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Published
Sep 20, 2015
Vol/Issue
42(3)
Pages
525-535
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Authors
M
Marie‐Carmen Neipp

University of Miguel Hernandez of Elche

M
Mark Beyebach

Public University of Navarra

R
Rosa M. Nuñez

University of Miguel Hernandez of Elche

M
Marie‐Carmen Martínez‐González

University of Miguel Hernandez of Elche

Cite This Article
Marie‐Carmen Neipp, Mark Beyebach, Rosa M. Nuñez, et al. (2015). The Effect of Solution‐Focused Versus Problem‐Focused Questions: A Replication. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42(3), 525-535. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12140
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