TRANSITION OR NOT? |
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| Authors: | Pamela A Yankeelov Linda K Bledsoe Joseph Brown Mary Lou Cambron |
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| Institution: | Pamela A. Yankeelov graduated from the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. She holds a doctorate in experimental psychology with an emphasis in social psychology. Currently, she is an assistant professor at the Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville. She has been the program evaluator for the Families In Transition program since 1998. Her current research interests comprise evaluation of programs that serve families and children. She has published in the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, Journal of Social Issues, Journal of Nonverbal Behavior;, and Family Ministry. Linda K. Bledsoe is a social psychologist and an assistant research professor in the Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. She has conducted research in several health-related areas, including domestic violence, smoking cessation, and predictors of healthy lifestyle behaviors. She is currently a co–principal investigator on two federally funded and one locally funded research project on domestic violence.;Joseph Brown is a professor at the University of Louisville in the Family Therapy Program of the Kent School of Social Work. He helped to develop the Families In Transition program and has served as its director since its inception in 1992. He has authored books and articles on children's divorce adjustment, marriage, and remarriage.;Mary Lou Cambron, MSSW, has worked as a family court support worker in Jefferson Family Court in Louisville, Kentucky, since 1991. She helped create the Families In Transition program in 1992 and currently acts as the education coordinator and court liaison. She has published in the Juvenile and Family Court Journal;. |
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| Abstract: | The article focuses on a quantitative evaluation of Families In Transition (FIT), a court-mandated divorce education program. In this evaluation, the operationalization of the impact of FIT on its participants is guided by a social psychology theory. Findings indicate that parents view FIT as a valuable experience, and they gain in their attitude toward and likelihood to engage in child-centered divorce adjustment behaviors from pre- to post-FIT. Factors are highlighted, such as counseling and conflict status of the parents that affect the degree of influence of FIT. Implications for evaluations of these programs and for the structure of these programs are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | divorce education program Families In Transition theory of planned behavior parenting skills parenting attitudes |
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