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  • Psychology
  • Intervention research

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  • Growing interest in Relationship Education (RE) program effectiveness for reducing relationship aggression.
  • Limited systematic quantitative synthesis of existing research.
  • Need to assess moderating effects of study methodologies.

Approach:

  • Conducted a meta-analysis of 31 studies (n=25,527) including pre-post comparison and control trials.
  • Examined the effects of RE programs on relationship aggression.
  • Assessed the impact of RE programs on negative relationship functioning that exacerbates aggression.

Key Points:

  • RE programs significantly reduce relationship aggression (d=0.11, p=.001).
  • Pre-post studies showed larger effect sizes (d=0.28) than RCTs (d=0.05).
  • Participants with moderate to severe aggression showed significant reductions in physical (d=0.66) and psychological (d=0.85) aggression.

Conclusions:

  • RE programs demonstrate emerging efficacy in reducing relationship aggression.
  • Effectiveness is particularly pronounced in individuals with moderate to severe aggression.
  • RE programs also reduce controlling behavior (d=0.20) and conflict behavior (d=0.40).