Brian D. Doss
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: A group version of the OurRelationship program within residential substance use treatment: preliminary evidence for improving responses to romantic relationship conflict for those dealing with substance misuse
A group version of the OurRelationship program within residential substance use treatment: preliminary evidence for improving responses to romantic relationship conflict for those dealing with substance misuse Open
The aim of this study was to pilot an adapted version of an online relationships program with residents in treatment for alcohol and other drugs (AOD). The OurRelationship (OR) Program, which is based on Integrative Behavioral Couples Ther…
View article: Impact of a digital relationship intervention for jailed individuals
Impact of a digital relationship intervention for jailed individuals Open
Not surprisingly, incarceration's extreme separation and stress have significant negative effects on romantic relationships. Unfortunately, few programs have been developed to improve jailed individuals' romantic relationship with their no…
View article: The interplay of negative urgency and cognitive reappraisal in couples' communication conflict
The interplay of negative urgency and cognitive reappraisal in couples' communication conflict Open
Little is known about the individual factors that potentiate communication conflict in romantic relationships. This study examined the main and interactive effects of two types of emotion regulation in 1240 couples enrolled in an online re…
View article: Does coparenting improve during the OurRelationship program? Explorations within a low-income sample during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Does coparenting improve during the OurRelationship program? Explorations within a low-income sample during the COVID-19 pandemic. Open
Low-income couples are at an increased risk for relationship instability and divorce, which can have residual impacts on coparenting between the two partners. Growing evidence suggests that brief online relationship education programs can …
View article: The role of five-factor model personality traits in a web-based relationship improvement program.
The role of five-factor model personality traits in a web-based relationship improvement program. Open
Despite an established link between personality traits and relationship outcomes, few studies have examined whether personality impacts outcomes of couple interventions. Given the growing popularity of online relationship services, we exam…
View article: Dyadic digital health interventions: Their rationale and implementation
Dyadic digital health interventions: Their rationale and implementation Open
While most psychosocial and behavioral digital health interventions have been designed to be consumed by an individual, intervening at the level of a dyad - two interdependent individuals - can more comprehensively address the needs of bot…
View article: Optimizing Coaching During Web-Based Relationship Education for Low-Income Couples: Protocol for Precision Medicine Research
Optimizing Coaching During Web-Based Relationship Education for Low-Income Couples: Protocol for Precision Medicine Research Open
Background In-person relationship education classes funded by the federal government tend to experience relatively high attrition rates and have only a limited effect on relationships. In contrast, low-income couples tend to report meaning…
View article: Happy, healthy, and wedded? How the transition to marriage affects mental and physical health.
Happy, healthy, and wedded? How the transition to marriage affects mental and physical health. Open
Decades of research have documented the apparent health benefits of marriage, but the dynamics of how health may change across the transition to marriage are not fully understood. In two studies, we compared being unmarried or married on s…
View article: Optimizing Coaching During Web-Based Relationship Education for Low-Income Couples: Protocol for Precision Medicine Research (Preprint)
Optimizing Coaching During Web-Based Relationship Education for Low-Income Couples: Protocol for Precision Medicine Research (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND In-person relationship education classes funded by the federal government tend to experience relatively high attrition rates and have only a limited effect on relationships. In contrast, low-income couples tend to report meanin…
View article: Trajectories of relationship and individual functioning among waitlisted couples for an online relationship intervention
Trajectories of relationship and individual functioning among waitlisted couples for an online relationship intervention Open
To inform research and practice with distressed couples, the current study was designed to examine patterns of change among distressed, help‐seeking couples prior to receiving an intervention . Data from this study originate from 221 coupl…
View article: Initial outcomes of couple HOPES: A guided online couple intervention for PTSD and relationship enhancement
Initial outcomes of couple HOPES: A guided online couple intervention for PTSD and relationship enhancement Open
Couple HOPES (Helping Overcome PTSD and Enhance Satisfaction) is a guided, online couple intervention adapted from Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It was created to overcome a range of barrie…
View article: Moderating role of socioecological factors on web-based relationship interventions for lower income couples.
Moderating role of socioecological factors on web-based relationship interventions for lower income couples. Open
Low-income couples tend to face more external stressors and report less stable romantic relationships compared to higher income couples. A recent nationwide randomized controlled trial of the web-based OurRelationship and ePREP programs wa…
View article: Make up or break up? Charting the well-being of low-income help-seeking couples through the breakup process.
Make up or break up? Charting the well-being of low-income help-seeking couples through the breakup process. Open
Divorce or separation concerns have typically been identified as a common reason why couples seek treatment for their relationship. However, to our knowledge, no study has investigated the breakup process in a help-seeking sample. Using a …
View article: Coparenting and parenting outcomes of online relationship interventions for low-income couples.
Coparenting and parenting outcomes of online relationship interventions for low-income couples. Open
Web-based relationship programs are effective in improving low-income couples' relationship functioning. However, little is known about: (a) whether parenting couples presenting for relationship help also have difficulties in coparenting a…
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
promoting social justice, developing and exchanging new theory, research, applied practice, and policy related to diverse families and systems.
View article: Demographic correlations for 100 most-cited authors in ophthalmic research; a bibliometric study
Demographic correlations for 100 most-cited authors in ophthalmic research; a bibliometric study Open
Background: To analyze the academic characteristics, career trajectory, scholarly publications, and demographic background of the 100 most-cited authors in ophthalmic literature.
Methods: In this observational cross-sectional study, a dat…
View article: The development of Couple HOPES: a guided online intervention for PTSD and relationship satisfaction enhancement
The development of Couple HOPES: a guided online intervention for PTSD and relationship satisfaction enhancement Open
Background: Couple HOPES (Helping Overcome PTSD and Enhance Satisfaction) was created to help overcome a range of barriers to accessing psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and commonly associated intimate relationship pr…
View article: Mechanisms of improvements and maintenance in online relationship programs for distressed low-income couples.
Mechanisms of improvements and maintenance in online relationship programs for distressed low-income couples. Open
These results indicate that both programs improve targeted mechanisms during the intervention period and support the role of these constructs as mechanisms of improvements in broader relationship functioning. Moreover, findings on mechanis…
View article: Effectiveness of online OurRelationship and ePREP programs for low-income military couples.
Effectiveness of online OurRelationship and ePREP programs for low-income military couples. Open
These online relationship interventions improved relationship functioning for military couples. More research is needed to test these interventions among clinically impaired military populations and to explore potential for improving progr…
View article: Online programs improve relationship functioning for distressed low-income couples: Results from a nationwide randomized controlled trial.
Online programs improve relationship functioning for distressed low-income couples: Results from a nationwide randomized controlled trial. Open
The results indicate that brief, web-based interventions can serve a central role in delivering effective services to low-income couples. Additionally, the general equivalence of the two interventions indicates that both communication-focu…
View article: Improved Child Mental Health Following Brief Relationship Enhancement and Co-Parenting Interventions During the Transition to Parenthood
Improved Child Mental Health Following Brief Relationship Enhancement and Co-Parenting Interventions During the Transition to Parenthood Open
The transition to parenthood has been identified as a significant relationship stressor. Many couples report declines in relationship satisfaction and difficulty with individual stress and co-parenting—problems that have been associated wi…
View article: Mechanisms of change in a brief, online relationship intervention.
Mechanisms of change in a brief, online relationship intervention. Open
[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported online in Journal of Family Psychology on Nov 14 2019 (see record 2019-69050-001). In the article, the effect sizes listed in the "Mech. slope the effect sizes listed in the "Mec…
View article: Improvements in coparenting conflict and child adjustment following an online program for relationship distress.
Improvements in coparenting conflict and child adjustment following an online program for relationship distress. Open
Many children never receive treatment for their mental health symptoms-and those that do often receive it only after years of delay. Given that relationship and parenting conflict is an identified mechanism of child mental health symptoms,…
View article: Effectiveness of the online OurRelationship program for underserved couples.
Effectiveness of the online OurRelationship program for underserved couples. Open
Underserved couples (e.g., racial minorities or low-income populations) are at higher risk for relationship distress and dissolution. Although there have been large-scale efforts to improve relationships for underserved couples, these prog…