title: More than One Way to Get There: Pathways of Change in Coparenting Conflict after a Preventive Intervention.
abstract: This study explored pathways of change in the levels of conflict couples experienced after Supporting Father Involvement, an evidence-based, prevention-oriented couples and parenting intervention that included a diverse low-income and working class group of participants. Pathways of change were examined for couples with baseline conflict scores that were initially low, medium, and high. The growth mixture model analysis found that the best-fitting model for change in couples' conflict was represented by three distinctly different change patterns. The intervention was most successful for High-Conflict couples. This finding contributes to a growing literature examining variations in how relationships change over time and the process of change, especially for couples in distress. This study supports further investigation into the impact and costs associated with universal interventions versus those that target specific groups of higher risk families.
authors: Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors: Kenneth
authors: K
authors: Epstein
authors: School for Social Work, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
authors: Marsha Kline
authors: MK
authors: Pruett
authors: Psychology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
authors: Philip
authors: P
authors: Cowan
authors: Psychology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
authors: Carolyn
authors: C
authors: Cowan
authors: School for Social Work, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Pradhan
authors: School for Social Work, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
authors: Elisabeth
authors: E
authors: Mah
authors: School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
authors: Kyle
authors: K
authors: Pruett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019090:Case Management; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D019546:Couples Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D054541:Family Conflict; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010332:Paternal Behavior; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Change; Conflict; Coparenting; Couples; Marriage; Prevention; cambio; co-crianza; conflicto; matrimonio; parejas; prevención; 伴侣; 共同养育子女; 冲突; 婚姻; 干预; 改变