THE HISPANIC FAMILIES OF THE SHM EVALUATION: STRUCTURE, PROCESS, AND STABILITY

联邦的倡议，如支持健康婚姻（SHM）倡议，确实为一些最脆弱的人群提供了大量关于这些计划中的夫妇、他们关系的性质以及他们孩子幸福的信息。这是有用的，因为美国家庭结构的巨大变化给为低收入家庭服务的项目带来了挑战。西班牙裔人口尤其如此，他们并不总是符合关于需要帮助的家庭是什么样子的假设。因此，SHM的数据提供了一个独特的机会，深入研究低收入西班牙裔家庭的婚姻，帮助确定什么样的特点，程序和/或其他有助于这些家庭的健康和稳定与否。该项目的目标是通过描述性和探索性研究，建立对低收入西班牙裔夫妇的坚实基础。具体而言，该研究建议（1）描述婚姻稳定性，婚姻质量和风险的水平，为已婚西班牙裔夫妇在SHM评估;（2）确定关键特征与婚姻稳定性，婚姻质量，和风险的西班牙裔夫妇之间的解散，另外确定是否有任何这些特征是由关系质量或质量变化介导的;以及（3）确定哪些项目参与特征（如剂量或特定服务/活动）与接受治疗的西班牙裔夫妇的婚姻稳定性、婚姻质量或解体风险有关。 样本：来自SHM评估数据集的3,000对夫妇，其中双方都是西班牙裔，至少一方是西班牙裔。 措施： 相关度量 ·婚姻稳定 ·解散的风险 ·30个月时的婚姻质量 独立测量 ·西班牙裔 ·首选语言 ·出生于美国 婚姻稳定/解体的预测因素 ·结构特点 ·社会经济特征 ·社会支持和价值观 ·武术素质 计划参与和服务 ·治疗剂量 ·活动类型 ·参加扩展活动 ·联系家庭支持协调员 ·支付给夫妇 ·推荐人

Federal initiatives like the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) initiative do provide a wealth of information about the couples in these programs, the nature of their relationships, and the well-being of their children-for some of the most vulnerable populations. This is useful because dramatic changes in the structure of U.S. families have created challenges for programs serving low-income families. This is particularly the case for Hispanic populations, who don't always conform to assumptions about what families in need look like. Thus, the SHM data provide a unique opportunity to examine the marriages of low-income Hispanic families in depth, helping to identify what characteristics-programmatic and/or otherwise-are contributing to the health and stability of these families or not. The goal of this project is to develop a strong foundation of knowledge about low-income Hispanic couples through descriptive and exploratory research. Specifically, the study proposes to (1) Describe the levels of marital stability, marital quality, and risk of dissolution for married Hispanic couples in the SHM evaluation; (2) Identify the critical characteristics linked to marital stability, marital quality, and risk of dissolution among Hispanic couples, additionally determining whether any of these characteristics are mediated by relationship quality or change in quality; and (3) Identify which program participation characteristics-such as dosage or specific services/activities-are linked to marital stability, marital quality, or risk of dissolution among Hispanic couples who received treatment. Sample: 3,000 couples from the SHM Evaluation dataset in which both partners are Hispanic and at least one partner is Hispanic. Measures: Dependent Measures • Marital stability • Risk of dissolution • Marital quality at 30 months Independent Measures • Hispanic • Preferred language • Born in the U.S. Predictors of Marital Stability/Dissolution • Structural Characteristics • Socioeconomic Characteristics • Social Support and Values • Martial Quality Program Participation and Services • Dosage of treatment • Types of activities • Participation in extended activities • Contact with Family Support Coordinator • Payments to the couple • Referrals