title: An evaluation of the efficacy of a preventive intervention for 4th-6th grade urban children of divorce.
abstract: This study evaluates the efficacy of the Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP), a preventive intervention based on social support and coping skills, for 4th-6th grade urban children of divorce. Structure and content of the 14 group sessions were tailored to the developmental level and sociocultural make-up of the target sample. Pre-post comparisons of demographically matched groups of 57 CODIP participants, 38 non-program divorce controls and 93 children from non-divorced families revealed improvements on parent, child and group leader measures of adjustment. Limitations of the study and directions for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, 575 Mt. Hope Avenue, 14620, Rochester, NY.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pedro-Carroll
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Alpert-Gillis
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Cowen