Do Couples at High Risk of Relationship Problems Attend Premarriage Education?

The effectiveness of premarriage education is limited by whether couples at high risk of future marital problems attend such education. In the current study, 374 newly married couples were assessed on a range of risk factors for future marital problems as well as whether they had attended marriage e...

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Published in:Journal of family psychology 2006-03, Vol.20 (1), p.160-163
Main Authors: Halford, W. Kim, O'Donnell, Charlotte, Lizzio, Alf, Wilson, Keithia L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
At Risk Populations
Biological and medical sciences
Conflict (Psychology)
Couple and family
Couples
Effectiveness
Family Characteristics
Family Life Education
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Interpersonal conflict
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Marital Conflict
Marital problems
Marital Therapy - methods
Marriage - psychology
Marriage counseling
Personal relationships
Premarital Counseling
Premarital counselling
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Risk Factors
Social psychology
Teaching
Time Factors
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Summary:The effectiveness of premarriage education is limited by whether couples at high risk of future marital problems attend such education. In the current study, 374 newly married couples were assessed on a range of risk factors for future marital problems as well as whether they had attended marriage education. Couples with certain indices of relationship risk (nonreligious and premarital cohabitation) were underrepresented in premarriage education. Suggestions are offered to attract more couples, particularly those at high risk for future problems, to relationship education.
ISSN:0893-3200
1939-1293
DOI:10.1037/0893-3200.20.1.160