SynthesisBehavior therapy2012
Exploring programmatic moderators of the effectiveness of marriage and relationship education programs: a meta-analytic study.
Synthesis in Behavior therapy, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05311592 (Montefiore Medical Center Supporting Responsible Fatherhood Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Montefiore Medical Center Supporting Responsible Fatherhood Program
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of digital interventions on relationship satisfaction among couples: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Improving Couples' Relationship Functioning Leads to Improved Coparenting: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Rural African American Couples.Behavior therapy · 2019Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of brief coparenting and relationship interventions during the transition to parenthood.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2014Trial
- The Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effects of a Prenatal Preventive Intervention Program for Coparenting: A Pilot Study in Japan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effectiveness of EMOVERE: An Emotional Education Program for Young Couples.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Couples Therapy Delivered Through Videoconferencing: Effects on Relationship Outcomes, Mental Health and the Therapeutic Alliance.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Enhancing Relationship Skills and Couple Functioning with Mobile Technology: An Evaluation of theJournal of family social work · 2018Article
- PREP for Strong Bonds: A review of outcomes from a randomized clinical trial.Contemporary family therapy · 2015Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Relationship Education in the U.S. Army: 2-Year Outcomes.Family relations · 2014Article
- Reasons for Divorce and Recollections of Premarital Intervention: Implications for Improving Relationship Education.Couple & family psychology · 2013Article
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Abstract
This study uses meta-analytic methods to explore programmatic moderators or common factors of the effectiveness of marriage and relationship education (MRE) programs. We coded 148 evaluation reports for potential programmatic factors that were associated with stronger intervention effects, although the range of factors we could code was limited by the lack of details in the reports. Overall, we found a positive effect for program dosage: moderate-dosage programs (9-20 contact hours) were associated with stronger effects compared to low-dosage programs (1-8 contact hours). A programmatic emphasis on communication skills was associated with stronger effects on couple communication outcomes, but this difference did not reach statistical significance for the relationship quality/satisfaction outcome. There was no evidence that institutionalized MRE programs (formal manuals, ongoing presence, formal instructor training, multiple evaluations) were associated with stronger effects. Similarly, there was little evidence of differences in program setting (university/laboratory vs. religious). We discuss possible explanations for these findings and implications for program design and evaluation.
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