Overview
The overarching objective for the Supporting Health Relationships (SHR) program is to create and sustain families in the Bronx by improving relationship skills, improving parenting skills, and improving parental financial support for children. The investigator's local evaluation addresses a research question about the effectiveness of delivering the SHR curriculum virtually: To what extent do couples show improvements in engagement, skills learning, and relationship quality outcomes when receiving the curriculum over Zoom?
Description
More specifically, the investigator is interested in answering the following research
- questions
Primary Study Question:
- To what extent do clients show increased relationship satisfaction (Primary Endpoint: Couples Satisfaction Index-CSI) after receiving the virtual Zoom relationship education intervention? a) To what extent do partner effects impact this outcome?
Secondary Study Questions:
2. To what extent do clients learn and retain the knowledge and skills that are taught in the relationship education intervention? a) To what extent do partner effects impact this outcome?
3. To what extent do clients become more emotionally intelligent after the relationship education intervention? a) To what extent do partner effects impact this outcome?
4. To what extent do clients show improved co-parenting relationships after the relationship education intervention? a) To what extent do partner effects impact this outcome?
5. To what extent do clients become more securely attached to their partners after receiving the relationship education intervention?
- To what extent do partner effects impact this outcome?
- To what extent do clients attend workshops when they are delivered virtually via Zoom?
- To what extent do partner effects impact this outcome?
- To what extent are clients engaged in workshops when they are delivered virtually via Zoom? a) To what extent do partner effects impact this outcome?
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Married or unmarried couples who are 18 years or older
- Must have custodial children (biological, foster, adopted) under the age of 18 (or expectant parents)
- Income below 200% of poverty level.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active intimate partner violence and increased risk of intimate partner violence