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2024-10-26 @ 3:38 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:38 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06564532
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-08-19
Brief Title:
Evaluative Conditioning and Relationship Satisfaction
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
Evaluating the Efficacy of a Marital Enhancement Application
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The overall objective is to evaluate the efficacy of a novel computerized learning procedure to enhance marital well-being among military members and their partners
Detailed Description:
Large bodies of research indicate that peoples health occupational performance and job satisfaction depend critically on their marital well-being Nevertheless several challenges associated with military service such as increased stress and physical separation from ones partner can threaten marital well-being Prior research by our team highlights the important marital implications of automatic partner attitudes or the immediate affective reactions experienced when thinking about or interacting with ones partner Most couples strengthen these partner attitudes through enjoyable experiences together but servicemembers who are separated from their partners must forego such activities and job-related stress can minimize the positivity of any joint activities that do occur Evaluative Conditioning EC offers a way to strengthen automatic partner attitudes without direct experience with the partner through simple pairings of photos of the partner with positive words and images Our pilot study of civilian couples demonstrated that couples randomly assigned to view photos of their partners paired with positive stimuli for 6-7 minutes every three days for six weeks experienced enhanced automatic partner attitudes and thus marital satisfaction over eight weeks relative to control couples
The proposed research would use a RCT to test a the feasibility and efficacy of EC procedure among active duty servicemembers and b whether there is an additional benefit to having the partner also complete the EC procedure Regarding the first objective the investigators predict that people who view their partner paired with positive stimuli will demonstrate enhanced automatic partner attitudes and therefore higher levels of marital satisfaction and more positive relationship behaviors relative to people who view their partner paired with neutral stimuli Regarding the second objective the investigators expect that EC will be more effective when the partner also completes it though the investigators suspect it will be effective even among servicemembers whose partners do not complete the procedure
The aim of the proposed research is to conduct an RCT to determine a whether evaluative conditioning can enhance automatic partner attitudes and thereby marital satisfaction and behavior in a sample of active duty servicemembers and b whether any benefits of EC depend on whether one or both members of the couple complete the procedure
The investigators will recruit a sample of 500 active-duty servicemembers and their partners from Naval Medical Center at Portsmouth VA Half of all servicemembers will be randomly assigned to complete our EC procedure that pairs their partner with positive stimuli whereas the other half will be randomly assigned to complete a control procedure in which their partner is paired with neutral stimuli Crossed with this manipulation and also by random assignment the partners of half the servicemembers will complete our EC procedure whereas the partners of the other half will complete the control procedure Both members of the couple will complete assessments of automatic partner attitudes and marital satisfaction at baseline and then again every two weeks for eight weeks Couples will also engage in recorded marital discussions at baseline and the 8-week follow-up to assess behavior
The proposed research would use a RCT to test a the feasibility and efficacy of EC procedure among active duty servicemembers and b whether there is an additional benefit to having the partner also complete the EC procedure Regarding the first objective the investigators predict that people who view their partner paired with positive stimuli will demonstrate enhanced automatic partner attitudes and therefore higher levels of marital satisfaction and more positive relationship behaviors relative to people who view their partner paired with neutral stimuli Regarding the second objective the investigators expect that EC will be more effective when the partner also completes it though the investigators suspect it will be effective even among servicemembers whose partners do not complete the procedure
The aim of the proposed research is to conduct an RCT to determine a whether evaluative conditioning can enhance automatic partner attitudes and thereby marital satisfaction and behavior in a sample of active duty servicemembers and b whether any benefits of EC depend on whether one or both members of the couple complete the procedure
The investigators will recruit a sample of 500 active-duty servicemembers and their partners from Naval Medical Center at Portsmouth VA Half of all servicemembers will be randomly assigned to complete our EC procedure that pairs their partner with positive stimuli whereas the other half will be randomly assigned to complete a control procedure in which their partner is paired with neutral stimuli Crossed with this manipulation and also by random assignment the partners of half the servicemembers will complete our EC procedure whereas the partners of the other half will complete the control procedure Both members of the couple will complete assessments of automatic partner attitudes and marital satisfaction at baseline and then again every two weeks for eight weeks Couples will also engage in recorded marital discussions at baseline and the 8-week follow-up to assess behavior
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None