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Carlson RG, Taylor DD, Barden SM, et al. Effects of individual-oriented relationship education for parents: A randomized controlled trial. J Fam Psychol. 2021;35(8):1097-1106doi: 10.1037/fam0000852.
Carlson, R. G., Taylor, D. D., Barden, S. M., Olejarczyk, J., & Glascoe, G. (2021). Effects of individual-oriented relationship education for parents: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 35(8), 1097-1106. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000852
Carlson, Ryan G, et al. "Effects of individual-oriented relationship education for parents: A randomized controlled trial." Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) vol. 35,8 (2021): 1097-1106. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000852
Carlson RG, Taylor DD, Barden SM, Olejarczyk J, Glascoe G. Effects of individual-oriented relationship education for parents: A randomized controlled trial. J Fam Psychol. 2021 Dec;35(8):1097-1106. doi: 10.1037/fam0000852. Epub 2021 Apr 01. PMID: 33793273.
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J Fam Psychol. 2021 Dec;35(8):1097-1106. doi: 10.1037/fam0000852. Epub 2021 Apr 01.

Effects of individual-oriented relationship education for parents: A randomized controlled trial.

Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)

Ryan G Carlson, Dalena Dillman Taylor, Sejal M Barden, Jenn Olejarczyk, Geneé Glascoe

Affiliations

  1. Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina.
  2. Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, University of Central Florida.

PMID: 33793273 DOI: 10.1037/fam0000852

Abstract

Individual-oriented relationship education aims to support healthy relationship development for singles, and provides flexibility for couples when only one member is available or willing to attend. While quasi-experimental studies have shown some benefits for those who attended relationship education individually, no randomized controlled trials have been conducted for individual-oriented RE. Moreover, it is not clear how relationship education benefits the co-parenting relationship when only one parent attends. Thus, this paper presents the results of a randomized controlled trial, with a wait-list control group, for a sub-sample of parents (N = 322) who participated in a 6-month trial of individual-oriented relationship education utilizing Prevention and Relationship Education Program's (PREP) Within My Reach (WMR) curriculum. Results indicated statistically significant, small, positive intervention effects on parent-child relationships 3 months after random assignment. However, no other treatment effects were detected for parents. We also found no statistically significant differences in the rate of change over the 6-month study period between treatment and wait-list control parents. There was a statistically significant effect for time, indicating that all enrolled parents in the study reported significant positive growth on emotion regulation, positive encouragement, parent-child relationships, and parental adjustment. We discuss implications for relationship education programming, as well as evaluating outcomes in future studies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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