Improved child problem behavior enhances the parents’ relationship quality: A randomized trial.

Zemp, Martina; Milek, Anne; Davies, Patrick T.; Bodenmann, Guy

doi:10.1037/fam0000212

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“…Although causation cannot be determined, decreasing stress in parent-child interactions may also reduce interparental conflict. The enhancement of parents' self-efficacy and parenting skills, for instance by parenting programs such as the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program (Sanders, 1999), can reduce parents' level of frustration and stress when interacting with their children, which may foster parental relationship satisfaction over time (Zemp, Milek, Davies, & Bodenmann, 2016).…”

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The Spillover of Child‐Related Stress into Parents' Relationship Mediated by Couple Communication

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Objective The present study examines the impact of parents' perceptions of child‐related stress on observed couple communication and their self‐reported relationship satisfaction. Background A considerable body of evidence indicates that challenges related to raising children can negatively affect parents' interactions and relationship satisfaction. Although some potentially underlying mechanisms have been explored in previous research, questions about the potential effect of child‐related stress on the interparental relationship remain open. Method Parents' perceptions of child‐related stress and relationship satisfaction were assessed in a convenience sample of 118 parental couples living in Switzerland. Additionally, the couples participated in a conflict conversation task to obtain an observational measure of couples' communication quality. Data were analyzed with an actor–partner interdependence mediation model. Results Child‐related stress among parents was directly linked to lower relationship satisfaction in both partners and one partner's child‐related stress was associated with the other partner's communication quality. The mediation analysis revealed that high levels of child‐related stress were linked with relationship satisfaction by impairing the other partner's communication quality. Conclusion The study suggests that child‐related stress is among the challenges that may impair parents' relationship quality, partially mediated through worsened couple communication. Implications The findings support the potential benefits of prevention programs aimed at reducing child‐related stress and enhancing couple coping skills for maintaining parents' relationship satisfaction over time.

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“…Finally, in contrast to most of the literature (e.g., Zemp et al, 2016), this study used a multimethod format to address the questions posed, including parent reports of conflict and behavioral observations of parenting. Given the rigor of our methodology, the findings support the notion that increases in positive parenting are longitudinally associated with decreases in interparental conflict in families where a parent has a history of MDD.…”

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“…To date, to the best of our knowledge, only five studies have examined changes in the interparental relationship after an intervention that included a parenting component (Brody & Forehand, 1985;Henggeler et al, 1986;Pisterman et al, 1992;Sanders, Markie-Dadds, Tully, & Bor, 2000;Zemp et al, 2016). 1 Notably, four of these studies used clinical samples (i.e., parents of noncompliant children; Brody & Forehand, 1985; parents of juvenile offenders; Henggeler et al, 1986; parents of children with early onset conduct problems; Sanders et al, 2000; parents of children with ADHD, Pisterman et al, 1992), whereas one of the studies used a community sample (e.g., Zemp et al, 2016). Only four of these studies included an assessment of parenting (Brody & Forehand, 1985;Henggeler et al, 1986;Sanders et al, 2000;Zemp et al, 2016) and, of these four studies, only two (Sanders et al, 2000;Zemp et al, 2016) included longitudinal data.…”

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“…1 Notably, four of these studies used clinical samples (i.e., parents of noncompliant children; Brody & Forehand, 1985; parents of juvenile offenders; Henggeler et al, 1986; parents of children with early onset conduct problems; Sanders et al, 2000; parents of children with ADHD, Pisterman et al, 1992), whereas one of the studies used a community sample (e.g., Zemp et al, 2016). Only four of these studies included an assessment of parenting (Brody & Forehand, 1985;Henggeler et al, 1986;Sanders et al, 2000;Zemp et al, 2016) and, of these four studies, only two (Sanders et al, 2000;Zemp et al, 2016) included longitudinal data. Brody and Forehand (1985) found that, when parenting improved, there was more of an increase in marital satisfaction for a group endorsing high levels of marital distress than for a group endorsing low levels of distress at post-intervention.…”

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Does interparental conflict decrease following changes in observed parenting from a preventive intervention program?

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Behaviour Research and Therapy

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Interparental conflict, which is common among families where a parent has a history of Major Depressive Disorder, is associated with deficits in parenting. Models of family functioning propose that interparental conflict and parenting behaviors are transactional in nature. Given the interdependent nature of family systems, increases in positive parenting practices may lead to subsequent decreases in interparental conflict. The current study was a secondary analysis of data from a preventive intervention to improve parenting, child coping skills, and child behavior in families with a history of parental depression. We hypothesized that increases in positive parenting strategies would be associated with decreases in interparental conflict 12 months later. Results supported the study hypothesis. Findings underscored the interdependent nature of parent-child and parent-parent subsystems.

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“…Consistent with the proposition that parenting issues can influence the couple relationship, behavioural parenting programs (Zemp, Milek, Davies, & Bodenmann, 2016) and parenting discussion and education groups (Cowan, Cowan, Ablow, Johnson, & Measle, 2005) that enhance child adjustment also improve couple relationship satisfaction. Conversely, couple-based interventions that enhance the couple relationship also enhance parenting and child adjustment (Bodenmann, Cina, Ledermann, & Sanders, 2008; Cowan, Cowan, & Barry, 2011; Cowan, Cowan, Pruett, Pruett, & Gillette, 2014).…”

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What Every Therapist Needs to Know About Couple Therapy

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2019

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This invited paper is a review of the significance of couple relationships to the practice of all therapists. The article begins with a summary of the evidence on the centrality of committed couple relationships to the lives and wellbeing of adults, and the association of the quality of the parents’ couple relationship on the wellbeing of children. We argue that the well-established reciprocal association between individual problems and couple relationship problems means that all therapists need to pay attention to how a couple relationship might be influencing a client's functioning, even if the relationship is not the presenting problem. There is an outline the evolution of current approaches to behavioural couple therapy, and the current state of the art and science of couple therapy. We present an analysis of the evidence for couple therapy as a treatment for relationship distress, as well as couple-based treatments for individual problems. This is followed by a description of the distinctive challenges in working with couples and how to address those challenges, and recommendations about how to address the needs of diverse couple relationships. Finally, we propose some core therapist competencies needed to work effectively with couples.

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Improved child problem behavior enhances the parents’ relationship quality: A randomized trial.

Cited by 21 publications

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The Spillover of Child‐Related Stress into Parents' Relationship Mediated by Couple Communication

The Spillover of Child‐Related Stress into Parents' Relationship Mediated by Couple Communication

Does interparental conflict decrease following changes in observed parenting from a preventive intervention program?

What Every Therapist Needs to Know About Couple Therapy

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