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Evaluating Perceived Impact of Utah's Online Divorce Education Program
Journal of Divorce & Remarriage
  • Joshua J. Turner, Utah State University
  • Olena Kopystynska, Utah State University
  • Kay Bradford, Utah State University
  • David G. Schramm, Utah State University
  • Brian J. Higginbotham, Utah State University
Document Type
Article
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2-8-2021
Abstract

Using data collected from parents who participated in a brief, online divorce education program (n = 2,584), the goal of this study was to evaluate the program's impact in terms of improving parents' understanding of divorce-related issues and future coparenting plans. Additional analyses were conducted to determine if differences existed among parents based on their demographic characteristics. Overall, parents indicated an improved understanding of divorce-related issues and intentions to practice positive coparenting. Demographic comparisons showed that parents who were younger, parents from minority groups, parents who reported lower levels of income and educational attainment, parents with fewer and shorter marriages, and parents with fewer children were more likely to display an improved understanding of divorce-related issues. Younger and lower income parents, and parents who had been married fewer times and for shorter lengths of time were more likely to agree that the program had an impact on their future coparenting plans. Practical implications for brief divorce education programs are discussed.

Citation Information
**Turner, J., Bradford, K., Schramm, D. G., Higginbotham, B., & **Kopystynska, O. (2021). Evaluating perceived impact of Utah's online divorce education program. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 62(3), 179-198. doi: 10.1080/10502556.2021.1871829