RT Journal Article
T1 Assessing the effects of an education program on mental health problems in separated parents
A1 Novo Pérez, Mercedes
A1 Fariña Rivera, Francisca
A1 Seijo Martínez, Dolores
A1 Vázquez Figueiredo, María José
A1 Arce Fernández, Ramón
K1 Parental separation
K1 Mental health problems
K1 Education programs
K1 Negative outcomes
K1 Program evaluation
AB Background: Parental separation is a stressful experience that can leadto parents suffering mental health problems (MHPs). Parental separationeducation programs for coping with post-separation adjustment haveproven to be effective in reducing confl ict and improving co-parenting.However, the effects of these programs on MHPs have not been assessed.A fi eld study was carried out to assess the impact of a parental separationeducation program on parental MHPs. Method: A total of 116 separatedparents who completed the program “Parental separation, not familybreakdown” completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) pre- andpost-intervention. Results: Separated parents had signifi cantly higherpre-intervention scores on the nine symptom dimensions and the globalindexes of distress in comparison to the normative population. Theintervention yielded a signifi cant improvement (i.e., reduction of clinicalsymptoms) in all MHPs, ranging from 19% in phobic anxiety to 36%in depression and general anxiety; and in the global indexes of distress(36% in the global severity index; 28% in the positive symptom distressindex; and 33% in the positive symptom total). Approximately 45% ofparents signifi cantly improved through the intervention. Conclusions:The implications of the outcomes of the separation and intervention inparents’ MHPs and children wellbeing are discussed.
PB Oviedo Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Asturias Facultad de Psicologías, Universidad de Oviedo
SN 0214 - 9915
YR 2019
FD 2019-12-15
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/31056
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/31056
LA eng
DS Minerva
RD 30 abr 2026