Is Communication a Mechanism of Relationship Education Effects among Rural African Americans?

ABSTRACT: Enhancing communication as a means of promoting relationship quality has been increasingly questioned, particularly for couples at elevated sociodemographic risk. In response, the current study investigated communication change as a mechanism accounting for changes in relationship satisfaction and confidence among 344 rural, predominantly low-income African American couples with an early adolescent child who participated in a randomized controlled trial of the Protecting Strong African American Families (ProSAAF) program. Approximately 9 months after baseline assessment, intent-to-treat analyses indicated ProSAAF couples demonstrated improved communication, satisfaction, and confidence compared with couples in the control condition. Improvements in communication mediated ProSAAF effects on

SUBMITTER: Barton AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5589156 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature