Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods: A Systems Model for Family Research

The Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods presents innovative approaches on a range of issues inherent in family research and discusses the links between theory, data collection, and data analysis based on Bowen family systems theory.

This multi-authored volume discusses core issues within family systems theory, including anxiety, stress, emotional cutoff, differentiation of self, multigenerational transmission process, and nuclear family emotional process. Chapters also examine related constructs in the research literature such as adaptation, resilience, social support, social networks, and intergenerational family relations. Readers will be able to view theoretical and methodological issues from the perspective of Bowen theory and develop a clearer knowledge of ways to navigate the challenges faced when studying individual, familial, and societal problems.

An essential resource for clinicians and researchers in the social and natural sciences, the Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the application of Bowen theory to family practice and family research.

Mignonette N. Keller, Ph.D., is faculty at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, D.C., and former assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Howard University, Washington, D.C. She received her doctorate from Howard University, Washington, D.C., master’s from the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, and postgraduate training at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Robert J. Noone, Ph.D., is faculty at the Center for Family Consultation, Evanston, IL, and the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, D.C. He is the editor of the journal Family Systems and co-editor of The Family Emotional System (2015). He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago and postgraduate training at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.