Abstract
Analyses of program engagement can provide critical insight into how program involvement leads to outcomes. This study examines
the relation between participant engagement and program outcomes in Family Foundations (FF), a universal preventive intervention
designed to help couples manage the transition to parenthood by improving coparenting relationship quality. Previous intent-to-treat
outcome analyses from a randomized trial indicate FF improves parental adjustment, interparental relationships, and parenting.
Analyses for the current study use the same sample, and yield statistically reliable relations between participant engagement
and interparental relationships but not parental adjustment or parenting. Discussion considers implications for FF and the
difficulties researchers face when examining the relation between engagement and outcomes in preventive interventions.
the relation between participant engagement and program outcomes in Family Foundations (FF), a universal preventive intervention
designed to help couples manage the transition to parenthood by improving coparenting relationship quality. Previous intent-to-treat
outcome analyses from a randomized trial indicate FF improves parental adjustment, interparental relationships, and parenting.
Analyses for the current study use the same sample, and yield statistically reliable relations between participant engagement
and interparental relationships but not parental adjustment or parenting. Discussion considers implications for FF and the
difficulties researchers face when examining the relation between engagement and outcomes in preventive interventions.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10464-011-9467-5
- Authors
- Louis D. Brown, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, 1101 N. Cambell, Room 409, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
- Megan C. Goslin, Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA
- Mark E. Feinberg, Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Journal American Journal of Community Psychology
- Online ISSN 1573-2770
- Print ISSN 0091-0562