Department of Psychology, University of Miami.
J Fam Psychol. 2021 Dec;35(8):1107-1116. doi: 10.1037/fam0000859. Epub 2021 May 13.
Divorce or separation concerns have typically been identified as a common reason why couples seek treatment for their relationship. However, to our knowledge, no study has investigated the breakup process in a help-seeking sample. Using a low-income sample of individuals who broke up with their partner during a large randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of two web-based relationship education programs (NBroke up = 286), and a matched sample of individuals who did not break up (NMatched = 286; NTotal = 572), the current study sought to: (a) examine changes in individual functioning and co-parenting among those who broke up; (b) examine post-breakup differences in changes between those who did and did not break up; and (c) identify moderators of any differential post-breakup functioning between those who did and did not break up. Results revealed that web-based relationship education leads to decreases in psychological and perceived stress prior to the breakup. After matching on pre-breakup characteristics, no post-breakup differences in individual functioning or co-parenting were found between those who did and did not break up. Furthermore, few variables moderated individuals' adjustment to breaking up. Therefore, breaking up may not be as detrimental to individual well-being as once anticipated. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
离婚或分居通常被认为是夫妻寻求关系治疗的常见原因。然而，据我们所知，没有研究调查过寻求帮助的样本中的分手过程。本研究使用了一项大型随机对照试验的低收入样本，该试验调查了两种基于网络的关系教育计划的效果（NBroke up = 286），以及与分手的个体相匹配的样本（NMatched = 286；NTotal = 572），旨在：（a）检验那些分手的个体的个体功能和共同养育方面的变化；（b）检验分手后那些分手和不分手的个体之间变化的差异；（c）确定那些分手和不分手的个体之间任何分手后功能差异的调节因素。结果表明，基于网络的关系教育会导致在分手前心理和感知压力的降低。在匹配了分手前的特征后，那些分手和不分手的个体之间在个体功能或共同养育方面没有发现分手后的差异。此外，很少有变量调节个体对分手的适应。因此，分手对个体幸福感的影响可能并不像以前预期的那么大。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2021 APA，保留所有权利）。
