Examining quality time as a mediator of dyadic change in a randomized controlled trial of relationship education for low-income couples.

Autor: Carlson RG; Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA., Barden SM; Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA., Locklear L; Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA., Dillman Taylor D; Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA., Carroll N; Department of Child and Family Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of marital and family therapy [J Marital Fam Ther] 2022 Apr; Vol. 48 (2), pp. 484-501. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 29.
DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12554
Abstrakt: Research identifying specific mechanisms of positive change for couples participating in relationship education is scant. Recent studies have identified the potential of communication skills as a likely mechanism, yet more information is needed about the contribution of process factors. Thus, we examined the influence that quality time spent together had on positive post-intervention outcomes based on couples' reports of dyadic coping and dyadic adjustment for 1,367 low-income couples randomly assigned to receive relationship education. Results indicated that treatment couples reported significant gains in quality time spent together, and that those gains fully mediated positive changes in dyadic coping and adjustment. Additionally, actor and partner effects existed such that men's and women's reports of improved quality time influenced their own and their partners dyadic coping and dyadic adjustment. We discuss study implications for practice and future research.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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