La recherche derrière MyLoveLab : les auteurs et les études
Le test et le programme ne sortent pas de nulle part : ils s’appuyent sur des décennies de psychologie du couple. Voici les chercheurs, les cliniciens et les études dont on s’inspire, ce qu’ils ont montré, leurs limites, et comment on s’en sert concrètement. Une page par auteur, une bibliographie complète en bas de page.
Pour la vue d’ensemble en une page, lis la méthode.
Communication et conflits
- John GottmanPsychologue américain, cofondateur du Gottman InstituteLes quatre cavaliersRatio 5 pour 1Tentatives de réparation8 min de lecture
- Marshall RosenbergPsychologue clinicien américain, créateur de la Communication NonViolenteObservation, sentiment, besoin, demandeSentiment ou jugement déguiséLe chacal et la girafe7 min de lecture
Attachement
- John BowlbyPsychiatre et psychanalyste britannique, père de la théorie de l’attachementLe système d’attachementLa base de sécuritéLe modèle interne opérant8 min de lecture
- Mary AinsworthPsychologue du développement canado-américaine, créatrice de la Situation étrangeLa Situation étrangeTrois puis quatre stylesLa sensibilité aux signaux8 min de lecture
- Cindy Hazan et Phillip ShaverPsychologues américains, pionniers de l’attachement amoureux adulteL’amour comme attachementTrois styles adultesLe questionnaire du journal8 min de lecture
- L’échelle ECR-R (Fraley, Waller et Brennan)Questionnaire de référence de l’attachement amoureux adulte : 36 affirmations, deux axesDeux axes, pas des casesAnxiété d’abandonÉvitement de l’intimité8 min de lecture
- Sue JohnsonPsychologue clinicienne britanno-canadienne, créatrice de la thérapie centrée sur les émotions (EFT)Thérapie centrée sur les émotionsLe cycle négatifLes conversations Serre-moi fort7 min de lecture
- Amir Levine et Rachel HellerPsychiatre et psychologue, auteurs du best-seller Attached (2010)Les comportements de protestationLe piège anxieux-évitantLe paradoxe de la dépendance8 min de lecture
Langages d’amour
Désir et intimité
- Esther PerelPsychothérapeute belgo-américaine, spécialiste du couple et du désirSécurité contre désirLa distance moyenneLe désir a besoin d’air8 min de lecture
- Rosemary BassonMédecin et clinicienne en médecine sexuelle, professeure clinique de psychiatrie à l’Université de la Colombie-BritanniqueModèle circulaire du désirDésir réactifDisponibilité choisie8 min de lecture
- Emily NagoskiÉducatrice en santé sexuelle américaine, docteure en comportements de santé (Université d’Indiana)Accélérateur et freinsLe contexte est roiDésir réactif7 min de lecture
- David SchnarchPsychologue clinicien et sexothérapeute américain, fondateur du Marriage and Family Health CenterDifférenciationLe creuset du coupleRester soi sous le regard8 min de lecture
- Robert SternbergPsychologue américain, professeur de développement humain à l’université CornellThéorie triangulaireIntimité, passion, engagementSept formes d’amour7 min de lecture
- Helen FisherAnthropologue biologique américaine (Rutgers, Kinsey Institute), pionnière de l’imagerie du cerveau amoureuxTrois systèmes cérébrauxDésir, amour, attachementLe cerveau amoureux en IRM7 min de lecture
Confiance et soutien
- Guy BodenmannPsychologue suisse, professeur de psychologie clinique à l’Université de ZurichCoping dyadiqueStress du quotidienCommunication du stress7 min de lecture
- Brené BrownChercheuse américaine en travail social, professeure à l’Université de HoustonVulnérabilitéHonte et culpabilitéLes sept éléments (BRAVING)8 min de lecture
- Arthur AronPsychologue social américain, professeur à l’université Stony Brook (New York)Les 36 questionsL’expansion de soiLe pont suspendu7 min de lecture
Méthode et données
Bibliographie complète
Toutes les références citées sur les pages auteur, classées par ordre alphabétique. Les traductions françaises sont indiquées quand elles existent.
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