A Randomized Controlled Trial of Family Transitions Triple P: A Group-Administered Parenting Program to Minimize the Adverse Effects of Parental Divorce on Children

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of FamilyTransitions Triple P (FTTP), a 12-session, group-delivered positiveparenting program designed to prevent adverse outcomes for childrenfollowing parental divorce. Participants were 204 parentswho had been divorced less than 2 years and had a child ages 2 to14 years. Parents were randomized into 1 of 3 conditions: FTTP–Ewith enhanced engagement, FTTP–S with standard engagement, orwaitlist control. Interventions were delivered through communityrelationship centers by relationship counselors. Results showed thatparents in the FTTP conditions reported significantly greater reductionsin child behavior problems and coercive parenting comparedto the waitlist control condition. There were no significant differencesbetween the FTTP–E and FTTP–S conditions. At 12-monthfollow-up for both FTTP intervention groups, there were sustainedimprovements in the levels of parental distress (depression, anxiety,stress, and anger) and improvements in co-parent communicationand acrimony. Implications of findings are discussed Refereed/Peer-reviewed