The Family Conflict Intervention Program

The current study investigated the efficacy of the
pilot program of the Family Conflict Intervention
Program. Interparental conflict has been shown to
adversely affect children s functioning across
several response domains including cognitions,
behaviors, emotions, and coping. However, few
programs are designed to enhance children s ability
to successfully cope with interparental conflict.
The program was designed to impart skills to enhance
children s ability to manage the deleterious effects
of family conflict. Several components and
resources from the Children of Divorce Intervention
Program (CODIP) guided the development of the
current pilot program.
Forty second- and third-grade children participated
in the eight-week intervention. Pretest and
posttest data were collected from children, group
leaders, and a subset of parents. Support was found
across multiple informants for the goals of the
program. The current pilot advances research
in the domain of child-based preventive intervention
programs by developing and testing a new
intervention that targets a broader population of
children from an array of family configurations.

Autorentext

The author was born in Rochester, New York, USA. She attended the State University of New York College at Fredonia and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree. She received her Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Rochester. She is now a licensed psychologist in private practice.

Klappentext

The current study investigated the efficacy of the pilot program of the Family Conflict Intervention Program. Interparental conflict has been shown to adversely affect children's functioning across several response domains including cognitions, behaviors, emotions, and coping. However, few programs are designed to enhance children's ability to successfully cope with interparental conflict. The program was designed to impart skills to enhance children's ability to manage the deleterious effects of family conflict. Several components and resources from the Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP) guided the development of the current pilot program. Forty second- and third-grade children participated in the eight-week intervention. Pretest and posttest data were collected from children, group leaders, and a subset of parents. Support was found across multiple informants for the goals of the program. The current pilot advances research in the domain of child-based preventive intervention programs by developing and testing a new intervention that targets a broader population of children from an array of family configurations.