Examining quality time as a mediator of dyadic change in a randomized controlled trial of relationship education for low-income couples
| Autor: | Dalena Dillman Taylor, Nakita Carroll, Lauren Rachel Locklear, Sejal M. Barden, Ryan G. Carlson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Partner effects
Low income Male Coping (psychology) Mediation (statistics) Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology Mechanism (biology) law.invention Developmental psychology Clinical Psychology Sexual Partners Relationship education Randomized controlled trial law Quality time Adaptation Psychological behavior and behavior mechanisms Humans Female Interpersonal Relations Psychology Poverty Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of marital and family therapyREFERENCES. 48(2) |
| ISSN: | 1752-0606 |
| Popis: | 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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