Steven M Harris

Biographic Data

ID5874789
NAMESteven M Harris
GIVEN NAMESSteven M
FAMILY NAMEHarris
SIGNATUREHARRIS S M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Minnesota
ORCID0000-0002-9022-1899
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS26
TOTAL CITATIONS47
AUTHOR COUNT26
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX4

  • The Couple Therapist-Supporting and Undermining Behavior Scale: An Exploratory Factor Analysis

    Steven M Harris, William J Doherty et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Family Therapy2025

    Some therapist behaviors are more helpful than others. The current study is a report on an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of a new instrument, The Couple Therapist-Supporting and Undermining Behavior Scale (CT-SUBS), designed to assess couple therapist behaviors that contribute to and detract from both the therapeutic relationship and client well-being in relationship-focused therapy. The EFA revealed four dimensions of therapist behaviors acc…

  • The impact of divorce education programs on co‐parental conflict: Review of programs with parent follow‐up reports

    Open AccessErin Guyette, Steven M HarrisARTICLEFamily Court Review2024

    Divorce education programs are often required for divorcing or separating parents with minor children to aid in emotional and practical adjustment. However, there is very little consensus between programs or the evaluation process of programs to demonstrate effectiveness or long‐term outcomes. While some short‐term evaluations have shown significant results, the identification of programs that demonstrate long‐term effects on co‐parenting relatio…

  • Relationship Undermining in Couple Therapy

    Open AccessWilliam J Doherty, Steven M Harris et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2024

    We examined the prevalence of relationship undermining statements by therapists treating couples, as reported by clients, and the association of these statements with outcomes. Participants (n = 270) reported on recollections of their therapist saying that they were incompatible, that therapist could not help them, that the relationship was beyond repair, that divorce was the best or most realistic option, or told one of partners that the other h…

  • Day‐to‐day changes and longer‐term adjustments to divorce ideation: Marital commitment uncertainty processes over time

    Open AccessSuzanne M Allen, Alan J Hawkins et al.ARTICLEFamily Relations2022

  • Lost in Translation: Applying Principles of Translational Science to Systemic Family Therapy Research

    Steven M Harris, Aimee Hubbard et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Family Therapy2022

    Translational science has specific stages outlined by the National Institute of Health. Systemic family therapy (SFT) researchers do not seem to explicitly embrace this paradigm, though many are actively adding to the discipline’s empirically supported intervention base. We discuss the role of translational science in the landscape of SFT research. We report the findings of a case study review of a year’s worth of SFT scholarship. We make recomme…

  • Relationship‐undermining statements by psychotherapists with clients who present with marital or couple problems

    Open AccessWilliam J Doherty, Steven M HarrisARTICLEFamily Process2022

    This study examined the prevalence of relationship undermining statements by psychotherapists as reported by clients in individual therapy who presented with relationship problems, and whether these statements were associated with worse outcomes for client relationships. Participants ( n = 101) reported on recollections of whether their therapist had suggested that their partner would never change, had a diagnosable personality/mental health diso…

  • Considering the Roles of Children and Finances in the Divorce Decision-Making Process

    Natasha K Bell, Steven M Harris et al.ARTICLEJournal of Divorce & Remarriage2022

    Deciding to divorce can be confusing, with a clear path moving forward elusive. We conducted a qualitative content analysis of 30 interviews of individuals deciding whether to divorce to gain a better understanding of the role that children and finances play in this process. Key findings include that children and finances are not only reasons to stay in a marriage (barriers to divorce) but are also reasons people give for why they are interested …

  • The Impact of Identity on Divorce Decision-Making: A Grounded Theory Study

    Steven M Harris, Shauna R Fenske et al.ARTICLEJournal of Divorce & Remarriage2022

    We examine the role that identity plays in the divorce decision-making process according to interviews with wave one respondents of the National Divorce Decision-Making study. Our sample (n = 30) consisted of men and women who were actively thinking about getting divorced. We present the results of a grounded theory approach to understanding the process of thinking about divorce and the role one’s identity may play in that decision-making process…

  • A Critical Review of Help-Seeking for Couples Therapy: Clinical Implications and Next Steps

    Open AccessAimee Hubbard, Steven Harris et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2020

  • Manufacturing International Law: Pre-printed Treaties in the ‘Scramble for Africa’

    Steven M HarrisARTICLEJournal of the History of…2020References: 3

    The 1880s saw a unique confluence of means, motives, and opportunities which led the British and their agents on African frontiers to enter into hundreds of pre-printed form treaties with local groups. By treating indigenous groups as interchangeable counterparties to their agreements, the new tools carried by these diplomats in canoes carried both the benefits of expediency and the problems of alienation. The mass production of international law…

  • Sexual Consent: How Relationships, Gender, and Sexual Self-Disclosure Affect Signaling and Interpreting Cues for Sexual Consent in a Hypothetical Heterosexual Sexual Situation

    Open AccessNicholas P Newstrom, Steven M Harris et al.ARTICLESex Roles2020Cited by: 11References: 10

  • The Roles of Love and Happiness in Divorce Decision Making

    Sarah A Crabtree, Steven M Harris et al.ARTICLEJournal of Divorce & Remarriage2018

    Little is known about divorce decision making, the process of deciding whether to divorce when a marriage is distressed. The focus of this qualitative study was to explore the roles of love and happiness—two Western ideals that govern contemporary marital processes—in divorce decision making. Married participants (N = 30) with recent thoughts about divorce were interviewed about their conceptions of love and happiness in their decision-making pro…

  • Divorce Decision-Making and the Divine

    Natasha K Bell, Steven M Harris et al.ARTICLEJournal of Divorce & Remarriage2018

    Research on the role that religion and spirituality play in divorce is fairly limited and what has been published deals mostly with postdivorce adjustment. Very little research examines the role religion and spirituality play in the actual decision to divorce or stay married. We report the results of a content analysis of 30 qualitative interviews specifically focused on the intersection of religion, spirituality, and the divine and the role thes…

  • Helping couples on the brink of divorce: Discernment counseling for troubled relationships

    William J Doherty, William J Doherty PhD et al.BOOKHelping Couples on the Brink of…2017

  • Seeking Clarity and Confidence in the Divorce Decision-Making Process

    Steven M Harris, Sarah A Crabtree et al.ARTICLEJournal of Divorce & Remarriage2017

    There is a well-established literature dedicated to why couples divorce, transitions associated with divorce, and the impact of divorce on families. However, little is known about the divorce decision-making process. We conducted in-depth interviews with individuals who have recently considered divorce (n = 30) and asked specifically about the roles of 2 concepts in their decision-making process: clarity and confidence. Three major themes emerged…

  • Taming Arbitration: States’ Men, Lawyers, and Peace Advocates from the Hague to the War

    Steven Harris, Steven M HarrisARTICLEJournal of the History of…2017References: 3

    At the end of the nineteenth century, the states’-system saw off a challenge from international lawyers and peace advocates who sought saw arbitration as a means to constrain raison d’état and state discretion over the decision to go to war. While there is no evidence that statesmen engaged in a vast conspiracy, the statements and actions of diplomats from all the great powers demonstrate a consistent pattern of opposition to arbitration, restric…

  • A Typology of Attitudes Toward Proceeding with Divorce Among Parents in the Divorce Process

    William J Doherty, Steven M Harris et al.ARTICLEJournal of Divorce & Remarriage2016

    This article introduces a typology of attitudes toward proceeding with a divorce among parents of minor children. The backdrop is recent research showing that some parents are ambivalent about the divorce and are open to reconciliation services. Surveying a sample of 624 parents who had filed for divorce, the study found that about two thirds of participants were certain they wanted the divorce, about one quarter indicated ambivalence, and about …

  • Pornography and Couples: What Does the Research Tell Us

    Open AccessNicholas P Newstrom, Steven M HarrisARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2016Cited by: 18References: 18

  • Understanding Humility and Its Role in Relational Therapy

    Open AccessTrampas J Rowden, Steven M Harris et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2014Cited by: 3References: 3

  • Economic Costs and Policy Implications Associated With Divorce: Texas as a Case Study

    David G Schramm, Steven M Harris et al.ARTICLEJournal of Divorce & Remarriage2013

    Although many adults and children are resilient after divorce, it is common for marital breakups to precipitate the need for government assistance for families who had been self-sufficient. This study focuses on the economic costs of divorce associated with means-tested welfare programs in Texas, which fall into five central areas: medical assistance; cash assistance; food assistance; housing, energy, and utility assistance; and child care and de…

  • Death of a Clinician: The Personal, Practical and Clinical Implications of Therapist Mortality

    Open AccessEmily Becher, Emily H Becher et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2012References: 2

  • An Evaluation of an Ambiguous Loss Based Psychoeducational Support Group for Family Members of Persons Who Hoard: A Pilot Study

    Open AccessJennifer M Sampson, Janet Yeats et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2012References: 1

  • Sexual‐moral attitudes, love styles, and mate selection

    Rachel Saul Lacey, A Reifman et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Sex Research2004Cited by: 8References: 8

    Students at a southwestern university were surveyed to test the interrelations of three constructs: sexual‐moral attitudes, love styles, and attraction criteria. Following the procedures of the National Health and Social Life Survey, from which the sexual‐moral attitude items were obtained, we conducted a cluster analysis to create attitudinal groupings. We obtained four clusters representing various nuances of liberalism and conservatism. When c…

  • Look Who's Talking: Measuring Self-Disclosure in MFT

    Open AccessSteven M Harris, Charette A Dersch et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy1999Cited by: 3References: 3

  • Finding A Forest Among Trees: Spirituality Hiding in Family Therapy Theories

    Steven M HarrisARTICLEJournal of Family Studies1998Cited by: 4

    Although many authors have written about a spiritual dimension that permeates everyone’s life, family therapists and training programs continue to ignore issues of spirituality. Much like the gender and cultural biases that exist within our theories of change, spiritual biases may exist in our family therapy theories. These spiritual biases, however, have not been as widely discussed as have the gender and cultural biases. The challenge for famil…