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  • Psychology
  • Relationship Science
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Relationship distress affects a significant portion of US couples, leading to negative mental and physical health outcomes.
  • Existing couple therapies are underutilized, highlighting the need for more accessible interventions.
  • Online interventions offer a promising avenue to increase the reach of relationship support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the efficacy of the OurRelationship program, an 8-hour online intervention adapted from in-person couple therapy.
  • To evaluate improvements in relationship satisfaction, confidence, and quality.
  • To assess the impact on individual functioning, including depressive symptoms, anxiety, perceived health, work functioning, and quality of life.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 300 heterosexual couples (N=600) representative of the US population.
  • Couples were randomly assigned to either immediate intervention or a 2-month waitlist control group.
  • The OurRelationship program involved online activities and brief calls with project staff.

Main Results:

  • Intervention couples showed significant improvements in relationship satisfaction (d=0.69), confidence (d=0.47), and negative quality (d=0.57) compared to the waitlist group.
  • Significant improvements were observed in individual functioning, including reduced depressive (d=0.71) and anxious symptoms (d=0.94).
  • Participants also reported better perceived health (d=0.51), work functioning (d=0.57), and quality of life (d=0.44).

Conclusions:

  • The OurRelationship program effectively improved both relationship and individual functioning in a nationally representative sample.
  • Its low-cost, web-based format has the potential to significantly expand access to relationship support.
  • This digital intervention offers a scalable solution for addressing widespread relationship distress.