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Pilot Study of an Interparental Conflict Intervention for Separating or Divorcing Parents

9 september 2026 uppdaterad av: Arizona State University

Pilot Study to Test Effects of a New Interparental Conflict Intervention for Separating or Divorcing Parents

This pilot study will evaluate a new intervention for parents who are separated or divorced and have been court ordered to participate in a program addressing interparental conflict. The intervention is designed to teach parents skills to reduce children's exposure to conflict between parents and support children's well-being. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the new intervention or an existing court-based program. The study will examine the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and usability of the new intervention and its effects on interparental conflict, parents' use of protective skills, and children's mental health.

Studieöversikt

Status

Rekrytering

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljerad beskrivning

This study is a randomized pilot trial of a new, scalable intervention for separating or divorcing parents experiencing interparental conflict. The intervention was developed by adapting components of existing evidence-based interventions using human-centered design methods. The intervention is designed to teach parents skills for reducing children's exposure to interparental conflict and protecting children's mental health and well-being.

Approximately 94 parents who are court ordered to participate in an intervention addressing interparental conflict will be randomly assigned to either the new intervention or an existing court-based program. The new intervention is expected to include an orientation session followed by three or four digital sessions. The pilot study will evaluate implementation outcomes, including feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and usability, as well as preliminary effects on interparental conflict and children's internalizing and externalizing problems. The study will also examine parents' use of skills intended to protect children from interparental conflict and interpersonal violence and parents' emotion-regulation skills.

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

94

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studiekontakt

Studera Kontakt Backup

  • Namn: Karey L O'Hara, PhD
  • Telefonnummer: 480-727-6136
  • E-post: klohara@asu.edu

Studieorter

  • Förenta staterna
    • Arizona
      • Tempe, Arizona, Förenta staterna, 85287
        • Rekrytering
        • Arizona State University
        • Kontakt:

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

  • Äldre vuxen

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Fluent in English
  • Court ordered to attend an intervention to reduce interparental conflict

Exclusion Criteria: None

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Förebyggande
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Family COMPASS
Participants receive Family COMPASS, a four-session parenting intervention for parents experiencing high levels of interparental conflict following separation or divorce.
Beteende: Family COMPASS
Family COMPASS (Conflict Management through Purposeful Awareness, Strategies, and Support) is a manualized, trauma-informed parenting intervention designed to reduce children's exposure to interparental conflict following parental separation or divorce. The intervention consists of four highly structured, approximately 30-minute sessions delivered virtually or in person by trained personnel. It focuses on strengthening parents' emotion regulation, communication, co-parenting, conflict management, and safety planning skills.
Aktiv komparator: Families in Transition (FIT)
Participants receive FIT, an existing 90-minute online parent education program designed to help separating or divorcing parents reduce interparental conflict and children's exposure to conflict.
Beteende: Families in Transition (FIT)
FIT is a 90-minute online parent education program developed by the Superior Court of Maricopa County in collaboration with the National Center for State Courts. The program includes four modules, a film, and interactive activities. It validates parents' difficult feelings toward their co-parent while emphasizing behavior change to protect children from interparental conflict. Content addresses the effects of interparental conflict on children, prioritizing children's needs, developing a child-focused vision for the future, and using practical strategies to reduce conflict behaviors.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Child Anxiety Symptoms
Tidsram: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported child anxiety symptoms assessed using the Anxiety subscale of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-25 Parent Version (RCADS-25-P). The Anxiety subscale contains 15 items rated from 0 (Never) to 3 (Always). Raw scores range from 0 to 45, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety symptoms.
Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Child Depressive Symptoms
Tidsram: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported child depressive symptoms assessed using the Depression subscale of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-25 Parent Version (RCADS-25-P). The Depression subscale contains 10 items rated from 0 (Never) to 3 (Always). Raw scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptoms.
Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Child Irritability/Anger
Tidsram: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported child irritability and anger assessed using the irritability/anger item of the DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure-Parent/Guardian-Rated Measure for Children Ages 6-17. The item is rated from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Nearly every day). Scores range from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater irritability/anger.
Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Child Attention Problems
Tidsram: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported child attention problems assessed using the attention item of the DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure-Parent/Guardian-Rated Measure for Children Ages 6-17. The item is rated from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Nearly every day). Scores range from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater attention problems.
Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Interparental Conflict
Tidsram: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported interparental conflict assessed using the 13-item intensity and frequency subscales of the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale, adapted for parent report. Items are rated on a 3-point scale and appropriately reverse-scored. Using summed item scores coded from 0 to 2, total scores range from 0 to 26, with higher scores indicating greater interparental conflict.
Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Intervention Feasibility
Tidsram: Approximately 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported feasibility assessed using the 4-item Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM). Items are rated from 1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree), with scores ranging from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate greater perceived feasibility.
Approximately 30 days after program completion
Intervention Acceptability
Tidsram: Approximately 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported acceptability assessed using the 4-item Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM). Items are rated from 1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree), with scores ranging from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate greater acceptability.
Approximately 30 days after program completion
Intervention Appropriateness
Tidsram: Approximately 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported appropriateness assessed using the 4-item Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM). Items are rated from 1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree), with scores ranging from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate greater perceived appropriateness.
Approximately 30 days after program completion
Intervention Usability
Tidsram: Approximately 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported intervention usability assessed using the 10-item Intervention Usability Scale (IUS). Items are rated on a 5-point agreement scale. Positively and negatively worded items are scored according to standard IUS scoring procedures, and the summed score is multiplied by 2.5. Total scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater perceived intervention usability.
Approximately 30 days after program completion

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Emotion Regulation Difficulties
Tidsram: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported difficulties in emotion regulation assessed using the 16-item Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Short Form (DERS-SF). Items are rated from 1 (Almost Never) to 5 (Almost Always), with total scores ranging from 16 to 80. Higher scores indicate greater difficulties with emotion regulation.
Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Confidence in Making a Safety Plan for Self
Tidsram: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported confidence in the ability to make a safety plan for oneself, assessed using a single-item rating scale ranging from 0 (Not at all confident) to 100 (Completely confident). Higher scores indicate greater confidence in safety planning.
Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Confidence in Making a Safety Plan for Children
Tidsram: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
Parent-reported confidence in the ability to make a safety plan for one's child or children, assessed using a single-item rating scale ranging from 0 (Not at all confident) to 100 (Completely confident). Higher scores indicate greater confidence in safety planning.
Baseline and 30 days after program completion

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Sponsor

Arizona State University

Samarbetspartners

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

1 maj 2026

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

1 februari 2027

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

1 februari 2027

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

28 augusti 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

9 september 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

11 september 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

11 september 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

9 september 2026

Senast verifierad

1 augusti 2026

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Nyckelord

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • STUDY00015304
  • R34MH126052 (U.S.S. NIH-anslag/kontrakt)

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