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Promoting healthy beginnings: A randomized controlled trial of a preventive intervention to preserve marital quality during the transition to parenthood.

Schulz, Marc S., Cowan, Carolyn Pape, Cowan, Philip A.·2006·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0022-006x.74.1.20
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Couples expecting their first child were randomly assigned to intervention (n=28) and comparison groups (n=38) to assess the efficacy of a couples intervention and examine marital satisfaction trajectories across the transition to parenthood. The primarily European American sample (M age=30 years) completed assessments of marital satisfaction at 5 points from the final trimester of pregnancy to 66 months postpartum. Growth curve analyses indicated a normative linear decline in marital satisfaction. Intervention participants experienced significantly less decline than comparison participants, providing support for the efficacy of the intervention. Comparable childless couples (n=13) did not show a decline in marital satisfaction. The results suggest that early family transitions that strain couple relationships provide critical opportunities for preventive interventions to strengthen marriage.

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Authors
Schulz, M. S., Cowan, C. P., & Cowan, P. A.
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2006
Volume
74
Issue
1
Pages
20-31
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
DOI
10.1037/0022-006x.74.1.20
OpenAlex
W2049383756
Cited by
224
References
5
FWCI
15.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH-31109)

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Schulz, M. S., Cowan, C. P., & Cowan, P. A. (2006). Promoting healthy beginnings: A randomized controlled trial of a preventive intervention to preserve marital quality during the transition to parenthood. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006x.74.1.20

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