Consistent with the spillover hypothesis, previous research has found support for the benefits of a healthy marital relationship on the parent–child relationship. However, there is a paucity of research on whether and how marital functioning may be associated with parent–child relationship quality among ethnically diverse populations. In an attempt to address this research gap, the current study tested the effectiveness of a community-based program to improve couple relationship skills and the impact of this program on the parent–child relationship. The study used an extant data set of assessment data from this community-based relationship skills–building program targeting Latino individuals in low-income communities and focused on participants who endorsed being in a marital relationship and having at least one child (N = 655). Results demonstrated that marital quality increased after participating in the program provided. More importantly, an increase in marital quality was associated with change in parenting quality for both Latino mothers and fathers, supporting the spillover hypothesis. Findings supported the overall effectiveness of the relationship skills–building program to improve marital relationship quality for participating Latino individuals but also suggested the potential benefits of improved parent–child relationship quality.

与溢出假设一致，先前的研究发现健康的婚姻关系对父母与子女关系的好处得到了支持。但是，关于婚姻功能是否以及如何与种族差异人群中的亲子关系质量相关联的研究很少。为了解决这一研究空白，本研究测试了以社区为基础的计划对提高夫妻关系技能的有效性以及该计划对父母与子女关系的影响。该研究使用了来自该社区关系技能建立计划的现成评估数据集，该计划针对低收入社区中的拉丁裔个体，并侧重于认可处于婚姻关系并且至少有一个孩子的参与者（N= 655）。结果表明，参加提供的计划后，婚姻质量提高了。更重要的是，拉丁裔母亲和父亲的婚姻质量的提高与育儿质量的变化有关，这支持了外溢假设。研究结果支持了建立关系技巧计划以提高参与拉丁裔人士的婚姻关系质量的总体有效性，但也表明了改善父母子女关系质量的潜在好处。