This sub-study is part of a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) titled Disentangling and Preventing Economic Violence against Women (ECOVI). It is conducted in rural and urban communities across Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan, India. The sub-study evaluates the impact of a couples-based financial literacy and gender-transformative intervention on relationship strength, empathy, and mental health among married couples. Using a two-arm cluster RCT design, 150 clusters (villages or community units) are randomized to intervention or control, with \~15 husband-wife pairs per cluster (approximately 2,250 couples in total). Outcomes are measured at baseline (pre-intervention) and endline (post-intervention) approximately six months after delivery of the intervention to assess changes in perceived relationship strength, empathy (using an adapted relationship strengths and empathy scale), and mental health (General Health Questionnaire-6, GHQ-6). The study will also explore whether improvements in relationship strength and empathy mediate the intervention's effect on mental health outcomes.
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Mental Health Scale (General Health Questionnaire - 6)
Timeframe: T1 = baseline (prior to session 1); T2 = endline (~6 months after intervention, approx. 1.5 years after baseline))
Perceived Relationship Strength (PRS)
Timeframe: T1 = baseline (prior to session 1); T2 = endline (~6 months after intervention, approx. 1.5 years after baseline))
Relational Empathy Scale (RE)
Timeframe: T1 = baseline (prior to session 1); T2 = endline (~6 months after intervention, approx. 1.5 years after baseline))