How Effective is Online Couple Relationship Education? A Systematic Meta-Content Review.

IF 1 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

CONTEMPORARY FAMILY THERAPY Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-17 DOI:10.1007/s10591-021-09585-7

Allison Megale, Emily Peterson, Myrna L Friedlander

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Abstract

Due to logistical and financial barriers that keep many distressed couples from seeking psychotherapy, online relationship education is a more accessible alternative. In the decade since a web-based program showed equivalent effectiveness to traditional marriage education (Duncan et al., 2009), several fully online programs have been developed and evaluated. We reviewed nine studies of four different programs that sampled 2,000 + couples. Specifically, we rated each study's experimental rigor and compared research designs, theoretical and empirical grounding, average post-intervention and follow-up effect sizes, and differential effectiveness. Across studies, measured outcomes included relational (improved satisfaction, quality, confidence, commitment, communication; reduced conflict and aggression) and individual functioning on various indices of mental and physical health, emotional expression, and quality of life. Finally, we discuss the strengths and limitations of the research evidence, describe the two most evidence-based programs (ePREP and OurRelationship) in some detail and make recommendations for future study of these promising kinds of interventions.

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在线夫妻关系教育有多有效?系统的元内容综述。

由于后勤和经济上的障碍使许多苦恼的夫妇无法寻求心理治疗，在线关系教育是一个更容易获得的选择。自从一个基于网络的项目显示出与传统婚姻教育同等的效果(Duncan et al.， 2009)以来的十年里，已经开发和评估了几个完全在线的项目。我们回顾了四个不同项目的九项研究，其中包括2000多对夫妇。具体来说，我们对每项研究的实验严谨性进行了评级，并比较了研究设计、理论和实证基础、平均干预后和随访效应量以及差异有效性。在所有研究中，测量的结果包括关系(提高满意度、质量、信心、承诺、沟通;减少冲突和攻击)和个人功能在精神和身体健康、情感表达和生活质量的各种指数。最后，我们讨论了研究证据的优势和局限性，详细描述了两个最以证据为基础的项目(ePREP和OurRelationship)，并对这些有前景的干预措施的未来研究提出了建议。

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CONTEMPORARY FAMILY THERAPY PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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2.50

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal (COFT) is is a quarterly, peer-reviewed publication that presents the latest developments in research, practice, theory, and training in couple and family therapy. COFT publishes applied and basic research with implications for systemic theory, treatment, and policy. COFT appreciates a multidisciplinary approach, and welcomes manuscripts which address processes and outcomes in systemic treatment across modalities and within broader social contexts. The journal’s content is relevant to systemic therapy practitioners and researchers, as well as marriage and family therapists, family psychologists, clinical social workers, and social policy specialists.