The Effect of Communication Change on Long-term Reductions in Child Exposure to Conflict: Impact of the Promoting Strong African American Families (ProSAAF) Program

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作者
Beach, Steven R. H. [1 ]
Barton, Allen W. [1 ]
Lei, Man Kit [1 ]
Brody, Gene H. [1 ]
Kogan, Steven M. [1 ]
Hurt, Tera R. [2 ]
Fincham, Frank D. [3 ]
Stanley, Scott M. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, Ctr Family Res, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA USA
[3] Florida State Univ, FSU Family Inst, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[4] Univ Denver, Denver, CO USA
关键词
Co-parenting; Marriage; Communication; Conflict; cocrianza; matrimonio; comunicacion; conflicto; MARITAL-STATUS INVENTORY; LOW-INCOME FAMILIES; FATHER INVOLVEMENT; ORIENTED RESEARCH; ADOLESCENTS; BEHAVIOR; INTERVENTION; AFFILIATION; ENVIRONMENT; COMPETENCE;
D O I
10.1111/famp.12085
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
African American couples (n=331) with children, 89% of whom were married, were assigned to either (a) a culturally sensitive couple- and parenting-enhancement program (ProSAAF) or (b) an information-only control condition in which couples received self-help materials. Husbands averaged 41years of age and wives averaged 39years. We found significant effects of program participation in the short term on couple communication, which was targeted by the intervention, as well as over the long term, on self-reported arguing in front of children. Long-term parenting outcomes were fully mediated by changes in communication for wives, but not for husbands. For husbands, positive change depended on amount of wife reported change. We conclude that wives' changes in communication from baseline to posttest may be more pivotal for the couples' long-term experience of decreased arguing in front of children than are husbands' changes, with wives' changes leading to changes in both partners' reports of arguments in front of children. Un grupo de parejas afroamericanas (n=331) con hijos, el 89 por ciento de las cuales estabas casadas, fueron asignadas a (a) un programa culturalmente sensible de perfeccionamiento de la pareja y la crianza de los hijos (ProSAAF) o (b) a una situacion de control solo informativa en la cual las parejas recibieron material de autoayuda. Los esposos tenian en promedio 41 anos y las esposas 39 anos. Descubrimos que la participacion en el programa tuvo efectos significativos a corto plazo en la comunicacion de la pareja, que fue un objetivo de la intervencion, y a largo plazo en las discusiones frente a los hijos declaradas por las parejas. Los resultados de la crianza a largo plazo estuvieron mediados completamente por los cambios en la comunicacion en el caso de las esposas pero no en el de los esposos. En los esposos, el cambio positivo dependio de la cantidad de cambio declarado por las esposas. Para concluir, los cambios en la comunicacion de las esposas desde el inicio hasta despues del estudio pueden ser mas fundamentales para la experiencia a largo plazo de disminucion de las discusiones frente a los hijos de la pareja que los cambios de los esposos. Ademas, los cambios de las esposas conducen a cambios en los informes de ambos integrantes de la pareja con respecto a las discusiones frente a los hijos.
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页数:16
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