Oklahoma State University
Because parental divorce has been linked to a significant increase in mental health diagnoses among children, it is important to develop effective interventions that reduce the negative impact of divorce on children. This study assesses the efficacy of the Co-Parenting for Resilience (CPR) resilience program by randomly assigning divorcing individuals to three different forms of the intervention to test whether one or both of versions of CPR are better than reading a self-help book, and whether an in-person version of CPR is more effective than an online version. The three conditions or versions are: 1) an in-person version of CPR taught by a trained non-clinician, 2) an asynchronous fully online version of CPR, and 3) a group that simply reads a self-help book and responds to a knowledge check to ensure the material was read.
Reducing the effects of parental divorce on children is a clear but often overlooked public health issue. Nearly 44% of the 66 million children living in the U.S. will experience their parents' divorce or separation by age 15. Because children whose parents divorce are more likely to develop social, emotional, behavioral and physical problems and have lower academic performance than their peers from intact families; and because more children of divorce (25%) are diagnosed with mental illness compared to children in the general population (10%), addressing the negative impacts of divorce on chi…
Inclusion Criteria: * One adult member of a dyad filing for a divorce or legal separation (e.g., non-married couples) in Oklahoma County with a biological minor child aged 4-10, * Being an English or Spanish speaker, * Having internet access necessary for the online group (necessary for this randomized trial. * In the event participants have more than one child, they will be asked to report on their oldest child with the person they are divorcing who is age 10 or under. Focus on the oldest child counterbalances the age distribution of children expected per our preliminary data, thereby facili…
participants will receive program components in a classroom setting with a trained non-clinical facilitator.
Participants will receive program components in an asynchronous online format.
Participants will read a self-help book on how to manage their divorce and take a quiz to ensure that the book has been read.
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