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PARENT EDUCATION AFTER SEPARATION/DIVORCE
Author(s) -
Bacon Brenda L.,
McKenzie Brad
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.174-1617.2004.tb00635.x
Subject(s) - psychology , separation (statistics) , developmental psychology , parent education , social psychology , clinical psychology , computer science , machine learning
As part of a Canadian best practices evaluation of parent education for divorcing parents, this study assessed program effects on postseparation parenting. Statistically significant changes from pretest to 4 to 6 month follow‐up were evident on all scales related to conflict between former partners, whereas changes related to positive and cooperative parenting were less conclusive. All parents experienced a reduction in conflict that places children in the middle of the conflict by the follow‐up stage. Low‐moderate‐conflict parents experienced more increases in adaptive parenting.