Raising Awareness About Marital Expectations: Are Unrealistic Beliefs Changed by Integrative Teaching?

This study explores the effects of integrative teaching on college students' unrealistic and romantic beliefs about marriage. The hypothesis that students in the integrative teaching group would significantly lower unrealistic beliefs was partially supported, with students in the integrative te...

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Published in:Family relations 2000-01, Vol.49 (1), p.71-76
Main Authors: Sharp, Elizabeth A., Ganong, Lawrence H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College instruction
College students
Course Content
Family life education
Family relations
Group instruction
integrative teaching
Love
Marriage
Marriage and Divorce
Men
Parents
Perceptions
Posttests
premarital expectations
Pretests
romantic beliefs
Teaching Methods
unrealistic beliefs
Women
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Summary:This study explores the effects of integrative teaching on college students' unrealistic and romantic beliefs about marriage. The hypothesis that students in the integrative teaching group would significantly lower unrealistic beliefs was partially supported, with students in the integrative teaching group significantly lowering their romantic beliefs. Unrealistic relationship beliefs decreased for both comparison and integrative teaching groups. Women in both groups ascribe to fewer unrealistic relationship and romantic beliefs. Implications of these findings are discussed.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00071.x