The Protecting Strong African American Families Program: a Randomized Controlled Trial with Rural African American Couples

Barton, Allen W.; Beach, Steven R. H.; Wells, Ashley C.; Ingels, Justin B.; Corso, Phaedra S.; Sperr, Megan C.; Anderson, Tracy N.; Brody, Gene H.

doi:10.1007/s11121-018-0895-4

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“…These versions added work on co‐parenting through support enhancements primarily (e.g., not interfering with the other parent's discipline attempts). The last two programs simultaneously targeted co‐parenting, parent–child, and romantic relationships (Promoting Strong African‐American Families, Barton et al, 2018; Beach et al, 2014).…”

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Co‐Parenting Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

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Objective. The present paper aims to provide an overview of the efficacy of coparenting-based programs on outcomes related to child's adjustment, parents' well-being, and quality of the coparenting, romantic, and parent-child relationships. Background.Numerous coparenting-based programs have been developed, supported by empirical findings associating quality of coparenting to the overall family well-being. However, to our knowledge, the efficacy of those programs has not yet been assessed/summarized. Method. This paper included 38 articles corresponding to 27 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)presenting 21 different programs. Three phases of analysis were conducted: (1) a methodological quality analysis (2) a meta-analysis on the efficacy of programs and (3) a review of programs' features. Results. The methodological quality analysis reveals highquality RCTs. Results support a small but significant effect of coparenting-based programs on outcomes related to parents' well-being, to the quality of the coparenting, parent-child and romantic relationships. Finally, despite the heterogeneity of the programs, some commonalities are identified, such as the use of psychoeducation and skills training. Conclusion.Our paper appears to support modest evidence of programs efficacy for both vulnerable families and families with no apparent major difficulties. Implications. Future directions in terms of study and program designs are proposed to promote high-quality research in this field.

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confidence: 99%

Co‐Parenting Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

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“…Many of these couples will not experience a decline in relationship satisfaction even in the absence of intervention, rendering primary prevention strategies inert and diverting resources away from the subpopulation of couples who will experience relationship distress and perhaps dissolution. Thus secondary prevention—in this case, disseminating interventions specifically to couples who display early indications of risk for distress, whether by virtue of their personal, interpersonal, or environmental vulnerabilities—holds greater potential for promoting healthy marriage (e.g., Barton et al, ; also see Heyman et al, ).…”

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Research on Marital Satisfaction and Stability in the 2010s: Challenging Conventional Wisdom

Karney

Bradbury

2020

J of Marriage and Family

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Although getting married is no longer a requirement for social acceptance, most people do marry in their lifetimes, and couples across the socioeconomic spectrum wish their marriages to be satisfying and long lasting. This review evaluates the past decade of research on the determinants of satisfaction and stability in marriage, concluding that the scholarship of the past 10 years has undermined three assumptions that were formerly accepted as conventional wisdom. First, research exploiting methods such as latent class growth analyses reveal that, for most couples, marital satisfaction does not decline over time but in fact remains relatively stable for long periods. Second, contrary to predictions of behavioral models of marriage, negative communication between spouses can be difficult to change, does not necessarily lead to more satisfying relationships when it is changed, and does not always predict distress in the first place. Third, dyadic processes that are reliably adaptive for middle‐class and more affluent couples may operate differently in lower income couples, suggesting that influential models of marriage may not generalize to couples living in diverse environments. Thus, the accumulated research of the past 10 years indicates that the tasks of understanding and promoting marital satisfaction and stability are more complex than we appreciated at the start of the decade, raising important questions that beg to be answered in the years ahead.

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“…They found short‐term positive impacts on communication quality (between parents) for the intervention group compared with randomized controls, and further demonstrated that these short‐term impacts were associated with less arguing in front of children 2 years after the intervention. In another RCT on an updated version of the program, the team found significant impacts on a variety of measures of relationship quality up through at least 1.5 years after the intervention and that changes in communication associated with the intervention fully mediated these effects (Barton et al, , ).…”

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Best Practices in Relationship Education Focused on Intimate Relationships

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Best Practices in Relationship Education Focused on Intimate RelationshipsRelationship education is widely used to help people develop and sustain healthy romantic relationships. We first provide a review on the current state of evidence and key issues in the field, laying a foundation for suggesting specific best practices in relationship education. We focus on services provided to couples but also address the burgeoning field of relationship education with individuals. Although there are many gaps in the knowledge informing best practices-such as mechanisms of effect and dose-decades of research and experience provide a strong basis for specific recommendations. The hallmark of an evidence-based, best-practice approach lies in making thoughtful decisions based on current knowledge, the goals of the effort, the population served, and available resources.Healthy romantic relationships and marriages are vital to the well-being of adults, families, and

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The Protecting Strong African American Families Program: a Randomized Controlled Trial with Rural African American Couples

Cited by 53 publications

References 45 publications

Co‐Parenting Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Co‐Parenting Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Research on Marital Satisfaction and Stability in the 2010s: Challenging Conventional Wisdom

Best Practices in Relationship Education Focused on Intimate Relationships

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