Video Series to Enhance Coparenting of Expectant Couples

描述(由申请人提供)：项目摘要/摘要：拟议研究活动的中心目标是开发和试验一种商业上可行的预防性干预产品，旨在加强夫妇对作为共同抚养单位的父母的适应，以促进对父母身份的积极调整，增强父母的温暖，并减少子女暴露在父母之间的冲突中。该产品是一系列的12个心理教育视频模块和一个附带的练习册，夫妇们在家使用。该干预产品将为第一次为父母做好准备，以应对新生儿经常带来的个体和夫妇层面的压力，这与父母双方抑郁的比率上升以及婚姻冲突和不满的高比率不谋而合。此次干预的短期目标包括加强合作，减少敌对/竞争行为。中期目标包括改善父母的适应，增加父母的敏感性，减少父母的消极情绪。干预产品的最终长期目标是减少儿童适应问题。该项目将开发2个模块，并与30对夫妇进行试点测试。项目说明：相关性：拟议的预防产品将解决父母在过渡到为人父母的过程中经历的高度紧张，并帮助培养积极沟通和家庭管理协调的基础。改善夫妻关系的重点是减少母亲产后抑郁(与伴侣支持密切相关)，减少敌对夫妇冲突(与负面子女结局有关)，并提高父母的效力和能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary/Abstract: The central aim of the proposed research activity is to develop and pilot a commercially-viable, preventive intervention product aimed at enhancing couples' adaptation to parenting as a coparenting unit in order to promote positive adjustment to parenthood, enhance parental warmth, and decrease exposure of children to interparental conflict. The product is a series of 12 psycho-educational video modules with an accompanying workbook, which couples utilize at home. The intervention product will prepare first-time parents for the individual and couple-level stresses that a new child often brings, which coincide with elevated rates of depression for both parents and high rates of marital conflict and dissatisfaction. The intervention's short-term goals include enhanced coparenting cooperation and diminished hostile/competitive behaviors. Medium-term goals include improved parental adjustment, increased parental sensitivity, and diminished parental negativity. The ultimate long-term goal of the intervention product is to reduce child adjustment problems. This project will develop 2 of the modules and conduct pilot testing with 30 couples. Project Narrative: Relevance: The proposed prevention product will address the heightened strains experienced by parents during the transition to parenthood, and help foster a foundation of positive communication and family management coordination. The focus on improving the coparenting relationship is aimed at decreasing maternal postnatal depression (which is strongly linked to partner support), decreasing hostile couple conflict (which is linked to negative child outcomes), and enhancing parental efficacy and competence.