TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - A randomized controlled trial of coach contact during a brief online intervention for distressed couples
JO  - Family Process
A1  - Roddy, McKenzie K.
A1  - Nowlan, Kathryn M.
A1  - Doss, Brian D.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The negative impacts of relationship distress on the couple, the family, and the individual are well-known. However, couples are often unable to access effective treatments to combat these effects-including many couples who might be at highest risk for relationship distress. Online self-help interventions decrease the barriers to treatment and provide couples with high quality, research-based programs they can do on their own. Using a combined multiple baseline and randomized design, the present study investigated the effectiveness of the Brief OurRelationship.com (Brief-OR) program with and without staff support in improving relationship distress and individual functioning. <br><br>RESULTS indicated the program produced significant gains in several areas of relationship functioning; however, these gains were smaller in magnitude than those observed in Full-OR. Furthermore, effects of Brief-OR were not sustained over follow-up. Comparisons between couples randomized to Brief-OR with and without contact with a staff coach indicated that coach contact significantly reduced program noncompletion and improved program effects. Limitations and future directions are discussed.<br><br>© 2016 Family Process Institute.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-7370
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/famp.12262
ID  - ref1
ER  -