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Pilot Study of an Interparental Conflict Intervention for Separating or Divorcing Parents
Sponsor: Arizona State University
Summary
This pilot study will evaluate a new intervention for parents who are separated or divorced and have been court ordered to participate in a program addressing interparental conflict. The intervention is designed to teach parents skills to reduce children's exposure to conflict between parents and support children's well-being. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the new intervention or an existing court-based program. The study will examine the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and usability of the new intervention and its effects on interparental conflict, parents' use of protective skills, and children's mental health.
Official title: Pilot Study to Test Effects of a New Interparental Conflict Intervention for Separating or Divorcing Parents
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
88 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
94
Start Date
2026-05-01
Completion Date
2027-02-01
Last Updated
2026-09-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Family COMPASS
Family COMPASS (Conflict Management through Purposeful Awareness, Strategies, and Support) is a manualized, trauma-informed parenting intervention designed to reduce children's exposure to interparental conflict following parental separation or divorce. The intervention consists of four highly structured, approximately 30-minute sessions delivered virtually or in person by trained personnel. It focuses on strengthening parents' emotion regulation, communication, co-parenting, conflict management, and safety planning skills.
Families in Transition (FIT)
FIT is a 90-minute online parent education program developed by the Superior Court of Maricopa County in collaboration with the National Center for State Courts. The program includes four modules, a film, and interactive activities. It validates parents' difficult feelings toward their co-parent while emphasizing behavior change to protect children from interparental conflict. Content addresses the effects of interparental conflict on children, prioritizing children's needs, developing a child-focused vision for the future, and using practical strategies to reduce conflict behaviors.
Locations (1)
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, United States