Ecocultural Adaptive Research: A Synthesis of Ecocultural Theory, Participatory Research, and Adaptive Designs

Phenice, Lillian A.; Griffore, Robert J.; Hakoyama, Mikiyasu; Silvey, Le Anne E.

doi:10.1177/1077727x08330683

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“…The increase in diversity of CRE participants in recent years provides an opportunity for such empirical explorations. These more complex assessments of CRE program effects that utilize an ecocultural lens (Phenice, Griffore, Hakoyama, & Silvey, 2009) hold great promise for better informing practice and the development of theoretically and empirically informed models of best practices.…”

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Exploring processes of change in couple relationship education: Predictors of change in relationship quality.

Rauer¹,

Adler‐Baeder²,

Lucier‐Greer³

et al. 2014

Journal of Family Psychology

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In the past several decades, a number of largely atheoretical individual and meta-analytic studies of couple relationship education (CRE) programs have focused on program effectiveness without considerations of how these programs work and for whom. To address this gap in the literature, the current study drew upon assumptions from social-cognitive and behavioral theories that are implicit in CRE design to assess the influence of short-term changes from pre- to posttreatment in behaviors and commitment on changes in relationship quality among a racially and economically diverse group of 2,824 individuals who participated in a CRE program. Findings from structural equation modeling indicated that the best-fitting model for both men and women was one in which changes in behaviors predicted changes in relationship quality via their influence on changes in commitment. Further, a series of moderational analyses provided some evidence to suggest that the strength of the relationships between these variables may depend to a small extent on the social address of the participants (race, income) and to a greater extent on characteristics of the CRE experience (i.e., beginning the class at lower levels of functioning, attending with a partner). Findings help us begin to understand the influences among domains of change that occur as a result of participating in a CRE program, as well as offering some useful information to practitioners on demographic and contextual moderators of program outcomes. Implications for future research on the mechanisms of change for CRE are presented.

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confidence: 99%

Exploring processes of change in couple relationship education: Predictors of change in relationship quality.

Rauer¹,

Adler‐Baeder²,

Lucier‐Greer³

et al. 2014

Journal of Family Psychology

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“…We are just beginning to explore the experiences of diverse populations in diverse types of CRE programs (e.g., Adler‐Baeder et al, ; Higginbotham & Skogrand, ; Kerpelman et al, ). The development of best practices for program design and implementation is achieved when an ecocultural lens is used and differences among participants, as well as contextual factors, are considered and studied rather than controlled in analyses (Phenice, Griffore, Hakoyama, & Silvey, ).…”

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Linking Changes in Couple Functioning and Parenting Among Couple Relationship Education Participants

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The current study represents a novel test of parenting outcomes among participants in couple and relationship education (CRE). Utilizing a systems theory framework and empirical linkages between couple functioning and parenting, this study examined the extent to which several parenting dimensions (coparenting conflict, parental involvement, and positive discipline practices) change after CRE participation and, importantly, whether and how these changes are related to changes in dimensions of couple functioning. In a sample of 623 adult parents, diverse in gender, race, and marital status, positive changes were found in the parenting dimensions over time. In addition, levels of change in the couple domain were associated with levels of changes in the parenting domain over the same period of time, with a pattern of stronger links between conceptually similar dimensions of couple functioning and parenting.

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“…It should be noted that although the literature routinely refers to bilingual staff as culturally and linguistically competent, being able to speak a language does not necessarily translate to cultural competence. Some research indicates that accessing language minorities is more difficult when researchers are considered to be "cultural outsiders" (that is, the researchers are from a different cultural background) (Phenice, Griffore, Hakoyama, & Silvey, 2009). It is often assumed that "insider" researchers are more capable and effective in research with ethnic minorities.…”

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Culturally Competent Social Work Research: Methodological Considerations for Research with Language Minorities

2012

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Despite the growing number of language minorities, foreign-born individuals with limited English proficiency, this population has been largely left out of social work research, often due to methodological challenges involved in conducting research with this population. Whereas the professional standard calls for cultural competence, a discussion of how to implement strategies for culturally competent research with language minorities is regrettably limited in the social work literature. This article is, to the authors' knowledge, one of the first within the field of social work to tie together unique methodological issues that may arise throughout the research conceptualization, development, and implementation process with this population. Strategies for how to overcome such issues are provided by adapting and expanding on a conceptual framework by Meleis. The incorporation of such research practices with language minorities has the potential to enhance trust and, thus, improve the recruitment and retention of this hard-to-reach population. More important, studies that aim to include such culturally responsive criteria may produce results that have improved validity and, thus, contribute to the advancement of knowledge regarding this population.

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Ecocultural Adaptive Research: A Synthesis of Ecocultural Theory, Participatory Research, and Adaptive Designs

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Exploring processes of change in couple relationship education: Predictors of change in relationship quality.

Exploring processes of change in couple relationship education: Predictors of change in relationship quality.

Linking Changes in Couple Functioning and Parenting Among Couple Relationship Education Participants

Culturally Competent Social Work Research: Methodological Considerations for Research with Language Minorities

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