In 2004, researchers found that practicing psychologists rated the same psychologically aggressive behaviors as more abusive and more severe when committed by a husband than by a wife.
More than 20 years later, where’s the follow-up?
In this video, I look at that research, a recent article examining possible bias against men in couples therapy, and why men shouldn’t avoid therapy, but should choose their therapist carefully and make sure they’re actually being heard.
SOURCES:
Biases Against Men in Couples Therapy — Nafees Alam, PhD
https://opentherapyinstitute.substack.com/p/biases-against-men-in-couples-therapy
2004 Study — Follingstad, DeHart & Green
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/crvaw_facpub/75/
DOI for the original published study:
https://doi.org/10.1891/vivi.19.4.435.64165
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