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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health

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  • Coercive conflict in families and couples contributes to significant health issues.
  • Effective, accessible interventions for coercive conflict are lacking.
  • The NIH Science of Behavior Change initiative focuses on developing brief interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally test four micro-interventions for reducing coercive conflict.
  • To assess the efficacy and disseminability of these brief interventions.
  • To identify interventions with cross-cutting health implications.

Main Methods:

  • A within-between experimental design was used.
  • Four micro-interventions (attributional reframing, implementation intentions, evaluative conditioning, interpretation bias modification) were tested.
  • Coercive conflict was measured in couple and parent-child dyads.

Main Results:

  • Attributional reframing, implementation intentions, and evaluative conditioning reduced observed coercion in some measures.
  • Interpretation bias modification showed mixed results, improving couple conflict but not parent-child conflict, and increasing self-reported conflict.
  • No iatrogenic effects were observed across interventions.

Conclusions:

  • Brief micro-interventions show potential for reducing coercive conflict.
  • These interventions are a promising direction for improving family functioning and health.
  • Further optimization and integration into healthcare could significantly enhance population health.