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Communication Skills vs. Mindfulness for IPV
A Proximal Change Experiment: Testing the Effects of Communication Skills Training vs. Mindfulness Techniques on Intimate Partner Aggression
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A Proximal Change Experiment: Testing the Effects of Communication Skills Training vs. Mindfulness Techniques on Intimate Partner Aggression
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interventional
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Study Start
September 15, 2019
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September 15, 2021
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September 15, 2022
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This tests the immediate impact of two brief interventions on couples reporting intimate partner violence using the proximal change experimental design. Couples will be randomly assigned to a mindfulness conditions, a communication exercise or a placebo condition. Outcome measures include observed and experimentally assessed aggression.
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September 15, 2022
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August 7, 2018
Actual (reported)September 17, 2018
Actual (reported)September 15, 2019
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September 15, 2021
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Observed aggression
Specific Affect Coding System (SPAFF; Gottman, McCoy, Coan, Collier, 1996). SPAFF categorizes 16 emotions based on facial affect, vocal tone, body language, and content of speech.
10 minutes: Change in observed behavior/emotion from first to second conflict discussion
TAPS aggression paradigm
Overt aggression will be assessed using a modified version of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP; Epstein \& Taylor, 1967). The TAP is an established method to study aggression in the laboratory. It is a deceptive, competitive reaction time task in which the participant competes against an "opponent" which is actually the computer program.
10 minutes: Change in aggression from first to second conflict discussion
Male and female participants will listen to a description of John Gottman's Gentle Start-up communication skills training exercise and practice the technique in the lab for approximately 8 minutes.
Male and female participants will listen to a script about Acceptance/Willingness of unwanted emotions written by Amie Zarling and practice this technique in the lab for approximately 8 minutes.
Gentle start-up is one treatment technique in the Creating Healthy Relationship Program written by John Gottman, Ph.D.
Acceptance/willingness of unwanted emotions is treatment technique of Achieving Change through Value-Based Behavior (ACTV) written by Amie Zarling, Ph.D.
Babcock JC, Graham K, Canady B, Ross JM. A proximal change experiment testing two communication exercises with intimate partner violent men. Behav Ther. 2011 Jun;42(2):336-47. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2010.08.010. Epub 2011 Feb 24.
Julia C Babcock, Ph.D.
University of Houston
First Submitted
August 7, 2018
First Posted
September 17, 2018
Study Start
September 15, 2019
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Online Mindfulness for Medical Trainees
Male and female participants will listen to music in lieu for 8 minutes.
Couples randomly assigned to this condition listen to music on headphones. This may be considered an active placebo as it is similar to a Time Out technique taught in battering interventions.
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Primary Completion
September 15, 2021
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Study Completion
September 15, 2022
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Last Updated
April 18, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-04
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