Understanding Boundaries in Families The Bowen Systems Theory Approach

Bowen Family Systems Theory views the family as an emotional unit and uses systems thinking to describe the complex interactions between members of the ... According to family systems theory, high interdependence and low differentiation of self are associated with a lessened capacity for managing anxiety or ... Bowen theory uses systems thinking to describe the interactions taking place between people and how this impacts functioning, specifically one's ... Findings revealed that low family cohesion, parent depression, and adolescent difficulties with emotion regulation represented risks for triangulation. Dr. Bowen introduced FST as a way to consider the family as an emotional unit–an idea that shifted the focus from individual psychopathology to ... Bowen family systems theory is a theory of human behavior that views the family as an emotional unit and uses systems thinking to describe the unit's complex ... Triangulation is a process in which a child is drawn into conflict between two parents, and is linked to adolescent psychological maladjustment. This paper overviews Bowen family systems theory and its approach to family therapy. It aims to introduce this influential approach and a sample of ... This paper provides evidence of the usefulness of structural–strategic family therapy for improving family, dyadic, and individual facets in families In line with Bowen's theory, some investigations have found that differentiation of self is also related to trait anxiety [22,29,30,46,47]. As ...