Bodenmann Guy, Hilpert Peter, Nussbeck Fridtjof W, Bradbury Thomas N
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich.
Department of Psychology, University of Bielefeld.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2014 Aug;82(4):580-91. doi: 10.1037/a0036356. Epub 2014 Mar 24.
Although prevention of relationship distress and dissolution has potential to strengthen the well-being of partners and any children they are raising, dissemination of prevention programs can be limited because couples face many barriers to in-person participation. An alternative strategy, providing couples with an instructional DVD, is tested in the present study, in which 330 Caucasian couples (N = 660 participants; mean age: men 41.4 years, women 40.0 years) were randomly assigned to a DVD group without any further support, a DVD group with technical telephone coaching, or a wait-list control group. Couples completed questionnaires at pretest, posttest, and 3 and 6 months after completion of the intervention. Self-report measures of dyadic coping, communication quality, ineffective arguing, and relationship satisfaction were used to test whether the intervention groups improved in comparison with the control group. Women in both intervention groups increased in dyadic coping, reduced conflict behavior, and were more satisfied with their relationship 6 months after the intervention. Effects for men were mixed. Participants with poorer skills reported stronger improvement. Intimate relationships can, within limits, be positively influenced by a self-directed approach. Effective dissemination of principles underlying successful relationships can be facilitated through the use of emerging low-cost tools and technologies.
尽管预防关系困扰和解体有可能增强伴侣及其养育的孩子的幸福感，但预防项目的传播可能会受到限制，因为夫妻在亲自参与方面面临许多障碍。本研究测试了一种替代策略，即向夫妻提供教学DVD，其中330对白人夫妻（N = 660名参与者；平均年龄：男性41.4岁，女性40.0岁）被随机分配到无进一步支持的DVD组、有技术电话辅导的DVD组或等待名单对照组。夫妻在干预前、干预后以及干预完成后的3个月和6个月完成问卷调查。使用二元应对、沟通质量、无效争吵和关系满意度的自我报告测量方法来测试干预组与对照组相比是否有所改善。两个干预组中的女性在二元应对方面有所增加，冲突行为减少，并且在干预6个月后对她们的关系更满意。男性的效果参差不齐。技能较差的参与者报告改善更为明显。亲密关系在一定限度内可以受到自我指导方法的积极影响。通过使用新兴的低成本工具和技术，可以促进成功关系背后原则的有效传播。
