Randomized Controlled Trial Study of the Effects of an Online Divorce Platform on Anxiety, Depression, and Somatization
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Randomized Controlled Trial Study of the Effects of an Online Divorce Platform on Anxiety, Depression, and Somatization. / Hald, Gert Martin; Ciprić, Ana; øverup, Camilla Stine; Štulhofer, Aleksandar; Lange, Theis; Sander, Søren; Kjeld, Simone Gad; Strizzi, Jenna Marie.
In: Journal of Family Psychology, Vol. 34, No. 6, 2020, p. 740-751.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Randomized Controlled Trial Study of the Effects of an Online Divorce Platform on Anxiety, Depression, and Somatization
AU - Hald, Gert Martin
AU - Ciprić, Ana
AU - øverup, Camilla Stine
AU - Štulhofer, Aleksandar
AU - Lange, Theis
AU - Sander, Søren
AU - Kjeld, Simone Gad
AU - Strizzi, Jenna Marie
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Divorce is associated with a range of negative psychological consequences, including increased symptoms of anxiety, depression, and somatization. The current study presents the results of a 1-year longitudinal randomized controlled trial study of the Cooperation After Divorce online intervention platform for adults going through a divorce. Participants included 1,856 Danish divorcees who, on average, began the intervention within 1 week of legal divorce and responded to the Symptom Checklist-90 -Revised anxiety, depression, and somatization subscales at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months after juridical divorce. Data analyses consisted of linear mixed-effect model analyses, mean group comparisons, and 1-sample t tests to compare the 12-month follow-up with national normative data. The study found that the intervention platform significantly reduced anxious, depressive, and somatization symptoms among divorcees in the intervention group over a 1-year period and that the magnitude of these effects was large in effect size (Cohen's d > .78). Further, it was found that at 1 year after divorce, symptom levels of all 3 outcomes were close to the population norms for participants in the intervention group but still considerably elevated for participants in the control group. The findings suggest that online intervention platforms may be effective in reducing adverse mental health related effects of divorce and thereby offer long-term human and public health benefits.
AB - Divorce is associated with a range of negative psychological consequences, including increased symptoms of anxiety, depression, and somatization. The current study presents the results of a 1-year longitudinal randomized controlled trial study of the Cooperation After Divorce online intervention platform for adults going through a divorce. Participants included 1,856 Danish divorcees who, on average, began the intervention within 1 week of legal divorce and responded to the Symptom Checklist-90 -Revised anxiety, depression, and somatization subscales at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months after juridical divorce. Data analyses consisted of linear mixed-effect model analyses, mean group comparisons, and 1-sample t tests to compare the 12-month follow-up with national normative data. The study found that the intervention platform significantly reduced anxious, depressive, and somatization symptoms among divorcees in the intervention group over a 1-year period and that the magnitude of these effects was large in effect size (Cohen's d > .78). Further, it was found that at 1 year after divorce, symptom levels of all 3 outcomes were close to the population norms for participants in the intervention group but still considerably elevated for participants in the control group. The findings suggest that online intervention platforms may be effective in reducing adverse mental health related effects of divorce and thereby offer long-term human and public health benefits.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Depression
KW - Divorce
KW - RCT
KW - Somatization
U2 - 10.1037/fam0000635
DO - 10.1037/fam0000635
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32077737
AN - SCOPUS:85081337722
VL - 34
SP - 740
EP - 751
JO - Journal of Family Psychology
JF - Journal of Family Psychology
SN - 0893-3200
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 239624461