Preliminary evaluation of the BeH20 co-parenting program using a multiple baseline experimental design.
- 1Department of Psychology, Reach Institute at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
- 2School of Interdisciplinary Forensics, Arizona State University, Glendale, Arizona, USA.
- 3The Layne Project, Inc., Olathe, Kansas, USA.
Abstract
This study evaluated BeH20, a community-embedded co-parenting program for divorced and separated parents experiencing high interparental conflict, using two complementary designs. In Study 1, 102 parents completed a one-time post-only survey, rating perceived changes in their co-parenting quality, program components, overall satisfaction, and likelihood of recommending BeH20. Results showed a large, significant improvement in perceived co-parenting quality, strong agreement that the program offered practical communication strategies, businesslike conflict-resolution techniques, guidance on separating marital vs. co-parenting roles, and support for a child's relationship with both parents, as well as high overall satisfaction and recommendation likelihood. In Study 2, 11 parents participated in a multiple-baseline, single-case experimental design, providing 462 daily observations of co-parenting (respect, animosity) and nonreactivity, and 519 observations of conflict tactics (constructive vs. destructive) across baseline, intervention, and follow-up. Findings revealed a significant reduction in animosity during the intervention phase. Together, these results offer preliminary evidence that BeH20 is both highly acceptable and effective at targeting a key mechanism of change-reducing animosity between co-parents-and demonstrate the feasibility of conducting rigorous, university-community evaluations of community-embedded programs. Future work should extend these partnerships to explore additional mechanisms of change and streamline data collection processes for scalable implementation.
Related
- Testing causal mechanisms of transdiagnostic dissociation in 16-to-25-year-olds: A randomised multiple baseline experimental design series using brief targeted CBT.
- Perceived parenting styles and creativity among Chinese college students: the multiple mediating roles of self-efficacy and psychological resilience
- Phenotypic diversity and preliminary phytochemical screening of Iranian Datura populations: a descriptive baseline study under controlled greenhouse conditions
- Brain Tumor Classification from MRI Using Transfer Learning: A Comparative Literature Analysis and a MobileNetV2 Baseline with Preliminary Grad-CAM Analysis
- Factors influencing baseline electrocardiographic parameters in rats: A systematic review of experimental studies published from 1960 to the present
BibTeX
@article{hoppe2026preliminary,
title = {{Preliminary evaluation of the BeH20 co-parenting program using a multiple baseline experimental design.}},
author = {Rebecca Hoppe and Disha Kotecha and Karey L O'Hara and Trina Nudson},
journal = {Family court review},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
doi = {10.1111/fcre.70085},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42948746},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Preliminary evaluation of the BeH20 co-parenting program using a multiple baseline experimental design.
AU - Rebecca Hoppe
AU - Disha Kotecha
AU - Karey L O'Hara
AU - Trina Nudson
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/06
JO - Family court review
DO - 10.1111/fcre.70085
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42948746
AB - This study evaluated BeH20, a community-embedded co-parenting program for divorced and separated parents experiencing high interparental conflict, using two complementary designs. In Study 1, 102 parents completed a one-time post-only survey, rating perceived changes in their co-parenting quality, program components, overall satisfaction, and likelihood of recommending BeH20. Results showed a large, significant improvement in perceived co-parenting quality, strong agreement that the program offered practical communication strategies, businesslike conflict-resolution techniques, guidance on separating marital vs. co-parenting roles, and support for a child's relationship with both parents, as well as high overall satisfaction and recommendation likelihood. In Study 2, 11 parents participated in a multiple-baseline, single-case experimental design, providing 462 daily observations of co-parenting (respect, animosity) and nonreactivity, and 519 observations of conflict tactics (constructive vs. destructive) across baseline, intervention, and follow-up. Findings revealed a significant reduction in animosity during the intervention phase. Together, these results offer preliminary evidence that BeH20 is both highly acceptable and effective at targeting a key mechanism of change-reducing animosity between co-parents-and demonstrate the feasibility of conducting rigorous, university-community evaluations of community-embedded programs. Future work should extend these partnerships to explore additional mechanisms of change and streamline data collection processes for scalable implementation.
SN - 1531-2445
SN - 1744-1617
ER -