Examining Relationship Satisfaction Rates: Between Psychotherapists and Non-Psychotherapists

This book explains the reciprocal effects between therapy work and therapists’ personal lives and explores whether a difference in relationship satisfaction exists between mental health therapists and non-mental health therapists. Participants in this study who self-identified as being at least 18 years of age, residing in the United States, and currently in a romantic relationship, were included. An online survey was distributed to individuals belonging to various Facebook groups. The measures used for this study include: the Relationship Assessment Scale, a short survey rating relationship satisfaction; three, short open-ended questions; and demographic information questions, including professional variables on therapist surveys. Issues explored included: a) Is there a statistically significant difference in relationship satisfaction between mental health therapists and non-mental health therapists? b) Is there a statistically significant difference in relationship satisfaction among disciplines of mental health therapy? and c) Which demographic identifiers, if any, are correlated with relationship satisfaction? This book provides results to these issues.