The current research is designed to implement and evaluate the ePREP relationship intervention with couples throughout the state of Illinois.
The objective of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of an online intervention for help-seeking couples designed to promote individual and couple well-being. Within the United States, one-third of married couples are distressed and almost half of first marriages end in divorce/separation. Relationship distress is associated with a variety of negative health outcomes, including worsened mental and physical health problems in partners as well as internalizing and externalizing problems in children. Newly developed online intervention programs for distressed couples have shown to be efficacious, but their overall reach to the general population remains limited. The current research is designed to implement and evaluate the ePREP relationship intervention with couples throughout the state of Illinois.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
338
6-session online psychoeducational program with supporting coach calls
University of Illinois Extension
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Change in Relationship Satisfaction
Couple Satisfaction Index
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Relationship Instability
3 item Relationship Instability measure (from Doss et al., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Partner Support
5 item Partner Support measure (from Doss et al., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Communication conflict
4 item communication conflict measure (from Doss et al., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Relationship confidence
4 item relationship confidence measure (from Stanley et al., 1994)
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Intervention-target behavior
PREP 3 keys (new measure created for this study, assessing participants confidence in implementing each of the 3 keys of the PREP program)
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Partner Aggression
7 item partner aggression (from Doss et al., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Psychological distress
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Kessler 6 item psychological distress
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Anger
NIH PROMIS 5 item anger measure
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Perceived Stress
Cohen's 10 item perceived stress measure
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in General Health
SF-36 4 item general health perceptions
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Insomnia
7 item insomnia severity index
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Problematic Alcohol Use
PROMIS 7 item problematic alcohol use
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up
Change in Exercise
1 item exercise (CDC BRFSS 2016 adaptation)
Time frame: Immediate and 6-month follow-up