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  • Parental conflict and relationship distress negatively impact child adjustment and adult mental health.
  • Couples often delay seeking professional help for relationship issues.
  • Self-help interventions offer accessible options for couples experiencing distress.

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  • To investigate the effectiveness of the OurRelationship program (OR) compared to couple-focused bibliotherapy (BT) and a waitlist control (WL).
  • To assess the impact of these interventions on reducing parental communication conflict.
  • To evaluate the effect of interventions on child wellbeing.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 350 parenting couples with high parental conflict or relationship distress.
  • Participants were randomized to OR, BT, or WL conditions.
  • Data collected via online questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention (10 weeks), and 3- and 12-month follow-ups using dyadic multilevel models.

Main Results:

  • Hypothesized that OR would outperform BT, and BT would outperform WL in reducing communication conflict.
  • Hypothesized that both OR and BT would outperform WL in improving child wellbeing.
  • Results will be analyzed using dyadic multilevel models to compare change trajectories.

Conclusions:

  • The study evaluates the added benefit of OR over a low-cost bibliotherapy option.
  • This is the first independent evaluation of the OR program outside the USA.
  • Findings will inform the development and dissemination of effective couple interventions.