Evaluating a brief prevention program for improving marital conflict in community families
Evaluating a brief prevention program for improving marital conflict in community families
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DOI：
10.1037/0893-3200.22.2.193
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Schermerhorn, Alice C.
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作者：
Cummings, E. Mark;Faircloth, W. Brad;Schermerhorn, Alice C.
婚姻冲突与儿童和成人的幸福有关(E.M.Cummings和P.T.Davies，2002)。在婚姻冲突变得具有临床意义之前，婚姻冲突可能会得到最有效的改善。然而，没有重大问题的家庭可能不愿参加夫妻治疗或其他冗长或密集的干预。为了应对这一差距，作者为社区家庭开发了一个关于婚姻冲突的4节课心理教育计划。有4-8岁孩子的夫妇随机分为3组：(1)单亲组(n=24)，(2)亲子组(n=33)，(3)自学组(n=33)。进行前后测、6个月和1年的评估。这份报告评估了(A)参加针对父母的心理教育计划是否改善了婚姻冲突，特别是在表达分歧的方式方面，以及(B)婚姻冲突的变化是否随后改善了婚姻满意度、育儿和子女适应。在对治疗组的所有评估中，都观察到了更具建设性和更少破坏性的婚姻冲突，这些变化与其他家庭过程的改善有关。这些发现支持了为社区样本提供简短的心理教育计划以改善婚姻冲突的承诺。
Marital conflict is related to well-being in children and adults (E. M. Cummings & P. T. Davies, 2002). Marital conflict is likely most effectively ameliorated before it becomes clinically significant. However, families without significant problems may be unwilling to participate in couples therapies or other lengthy or intensive interventions. Responding to this gap, the authors developed a 4-session psychoeducational program about marital conflict for community families. Couples with children 4-8 years of age were randomly blocked into I of 3 groups: (1) a parent-only group (n = 24), (2) a parent-child group (n = 33), or (3) a self-study group (n = 33). Pre- and posttest and 6-month and 1-year assessments were conducted. This report evaluates (a) whether participation in a psychoeducational program for parents improved marital conflict, especially concerning ways of expressing disagreements, and (b) whether changes in marital conflict subsequently improved marital satisfaction, parenting, and child adjustment. Greater constructive and less destructive marital conflict was observed at all assessments for treatment groups, and these changes were linked with improvements in other family processes. The findings support the promise of brief, psychoeducational programs for improving marital conflict for community samples.