Relationship satisfaction and mental health Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The couples are randomly assigned to the five arms based on their relationship satisfaction, mental health symptoms, and family form.
Four interventions:
1) Self-help program for Couples (Mielenterv
Sponsors
University of Helsinki
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants include couples (including blended families or those expecting their first child) in which at least one partner is a resident of Helsinki. The couple must be experiencing one or more of the following: 1. Severe relationship conflict 2. A serious threat of separation 3. Significant challenges in forming a family or navigating a blended family relationship Couples must be eligible for treatment at the Relationship Counselling Unit of the City of Helsinki, Finland.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inadequate Finnish written language skills (the questionnaires are only available in Finnish) 2. If both spouses do not complete the baseline questionnaires within the given deadline
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Relationship satisfaction measured using the Relationship satisfaction (R-DAS) before randomization, post-intervention and at 4-month follow-up 2. Mental health: depression measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) before randomization, post-intervention and at 4-month follow-up 3. Anxiety measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item questionnaire (GAD-7) before randomization, post-intervention and at 4-month follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Adult attachment measured using the Experience in Close Relationships– Short Form (ECR-12) before randomization, post-intervention and at 4-month follow-up 2. Communication styles during arguments measured using the Communication Patterns Questionnaire Short Form (CPQ-SF) before randomization, post-intervention and at 4-month follow-up 3. Reflective capacities measured using the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ8) before randomization, post-intervention and at 4-month follow-up 4. Therapeutic alliance is measured using the Session Rating Scale (SRS) and the well-being of the participants with the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) during the Feedback-Informed-Treatment used in the face-to-face interventions at the Relationship Counselling Unit of the City of Helsinki | — |
Countries
Finland
Contacts
Public ContactPetra Nyman-Salonen
Outcome results
None listed