OurRelationship

Description:

Based on Integrative Behavioural Couple Therapy, OurRelationship promotes emotional acceptance and associated behaviour change. The program takes 7-8 hours to complete, is designed to be undertaken as a couple (although it is possible to do it as an individual). Partners work separately and then have a joint conversation at the end of each of the three sections - titled 'Observe', 'Understand', and 'Respond'. Respectively, these sections focus on observing the current state of one's relationship, understanding problems, differfences, stressors and patterns of communication, and how to accept, change, and communicate more effectively.

Service URL:

https://www.ourrelationship.com/

Agency Responsible:

Department of Psychology, University of Miami.

Details

Format:

Website.

Intervention Type:

Other. Integrative Behavioural Couple Therapy (IBCT)

Course Length:

Long (more than 5 modules).

Support Option:

Program guidance.

Target Audience

Primary Category:

Relationship issues.

Target Audience:

Adult.

Language:

English.

Access

Fee:

Fee-based. $50

Access:

Closed: Fee required.

Contact Details:

OurRelationship@psy.miami.edu

Research evidence

Research Trials:

1

Research RCTs:

1

Outcome Summary:

A randomised controlled trial (Doss et al 2016) was conducted, comparing OurRelationship (N=151 couples) with a wait-list control (N=149 couples). Couples randomised to the OurRelatioship intervention had significantly greater relationship satisfaction (Cohen's d=0.69), relationship confidence (d=0.47), and significantly reduced negative relationship quality (d=0.57). Significant effects were also found for depressive symptoms (d=0.71), anxiety symptoms (d=0.94), perceived health (d=0.51), work functioning (d=0.47) , and quality of life (d=0.44)

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Research paper citations

  Doss, B. D., et al. (2013). "Translation of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy to a web-based intervention." Fam Process 52(1): 139-153.

  Doss, B. D., et al. (2016). "A randomized controlled trial of the web-based OurRelationship program: Effects on relationship and individual functioning." J Consult Clin Psychol 84(4): 285-296.   

Christensen, A. and B. D. Doss (2017). "Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy." Curr Opin Psychol 13: 111-114.