Examining the stability of emotional regulation and psychological distress for low-income individuals: A latent transition analysis.
Fam Process
; 62(3): 1217-1232, 2023 09.
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| ID: mdl-36127863
ABSTRACT
Previous relationship education research has focused on investigating healthy relationships at the couple level, with limited research conducted on individual-oriented relationship education programs for economically disadvantaged individuals. More specifically, there is a lack of research on how individual-oriented relationship education programs contribute to changes in unique attributes of individuals who enroll in these programs and who would benefit most from relationship education programs. The primary aim of this study is to understand the stability of economically disadvantaged individuals' psychological distress and emotion regulation over two time points, comparing individuals randomly assigned to the relationship intervention using Prevention and Relationship Education's (PREP) Within My Reach (WMR) versus those assigned to a wait-list control. Using a sample of 1129 economically disadvantaged individuals enrolled in the study, results indicated that the three-class model for psychological distress and emotion regulation was the most appropriate for the latent transition analysis. Treatment group participants were more likely to transition to more adaptive models than their wait-list control counterparts, although a small percentage of participants did transition to a less adaptive model. Implications, future directions, and limitations are discussed.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Regulação Emocional
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Angústia Psicológica
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fam Process
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos