The Effectiveness of the Within Our Reach Relationship Education Program for Couples: Findings from a Federal Randomized Trial
DOI: 10.1111/FAMP.12148
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摘要: This study examined the effectiveness of a couple-based relationship education program, Within Our Reach. Secondary data (n = 3,609) were analyzed from federal Supporting Healthy Marriage project. Couples randomly assigned to receive Reach and associated services or no-treatment (treatment-as-usual) control group. Those reported better couple individual outcomes on 8 12 measured (M ES .15) at 12-month follow-up 6 10 30-month .14), including higher happiness, more warmth support, positive communication, less negative behavior emotion, psychological abuse, physical assault (for men), lower distress women), infidelity. They also likely report that their marriage was in trouble. These effects generally small size many replicated across two follow-ups. There no significant differences between those versus cooperative parenting, severe assault, percent married. Implications for future research, programming, policy are discussed.
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