A Review of Three Comprehensive Premarital Assessment Questionnaires

Larson, Jeffry H.; Newell, Kenneth W.; Topham, Glade L.; Nichols, Sheldon

doi:10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb00360.x

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“…The topics of this training should include communication skills, problem solving skill, and conflict resolution (26,27). Mansourinia et al in a reflective study showed that premarriage trainings on characteristics of marital communication, conflict resolution, financial satisfaction, leisure time, and relationship with relatives and friends, mutual roles of men and women, and religious direction have a significant effect on marital satisfaction.…”

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Effect of Premarital Counseling on Marital Satisfaction

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Background: Communication has a fundamental role in marital life and lack of effective communication is a common compliant of married couples attending counseling and treatment centers. Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the effect of communication skills on marital satisfaction of couples attending premarriage counseling centers. Methods: This parallel interventional study was conducted on 60 couples who attended a premarriage counseling center (Shahid Rast Ravesh) affiliated to Alborz University of Medical Sciences. A simple sampling method was used and samples were allocated into the intervention and control groups using blocks randomization. The intervention group, in addition to the routine trainings, received training on communication skills and sexual relation. The Enrich's marital satisfaction questionnaire was completed by the participants in both groups before, after and two months after the intervention.

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Effect of Premarital Counseling on Marital Satisfaction

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“…Premarital education has also become a focus of public policy as many states have proposed and enacted legislation that will require or offer incentives for participating in some form of premarital education (Larson, Newell, Topham, & Nichols, 2002;Laurenceau, Stanley, Olmos-Gallo, Baucom, & Markman, 2004;Stanley, 2001). Professionals in several disciplines are beginning to recognize the potential positive effects for individuals, couples, families, and communities of early marital education (Bradbury & Fincham, 1990;Stahmann & Salts, 1993).…”

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Premarital Education: An Assessment of Program Efficacy*

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2006

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a premarital educational program, with the secondary goal of determining if the structure (conjoint versus group) and the participants' gender influenced program effectiveness. Data were collected from 29 heterosexual couples. Couples were placed in one of three conditions:(1) premarital education in a group format, (2) premarital education as an individual couple, or (3) the comparison group (no premarital education). The goal of the 8-week intervention was to improve couples' readiness and preparation for marriage as measured by the PREP-M. The findings suggested that the educational program achieved its stated goal.

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“…Sometimes inventory assessment constitute the entire process of RE, and sometimes inventories are used as part of curriculum based RE (Larson et al 2002). While inventories are widely used and have an empirical basis to their development, there is only one randomized controlled trial of assessment and feedback alone, which found that RELATE assessment and feedback provided to engaged or dating couples increased short-term relationship satisfaction (Larson et al 2007).…”

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“…A second widely used approach to RE is inventory-based assessments that are used to give couples detailed feedback about relationship strengths and weaknesses (Larson et al 2002), based on the assumption that such feedback can guide couples to strengthen their relationships. Sometimes inventory assessment constitute the entire process of RE, and sometimes inventories are used as part of curriculum based RE (Larson et al 2002).…”

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Flexible Delivery Approaches to Couple Relationship Education: Predictors of Initial Engagement and Retention of Couples

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In this study, using a national recruitment strategy, we tested the different factors that influence retention in four different types of relationship education (RE), a self-directed book, assessment and feedback, and a six session Couple CARE program delivered by email or by phone. Of all the factors considered, required program effort, highly valuing marriage, religiosity, education, and step-family status were able to predict with seventy percent accuracy which couples would complete or not complete their RE experience. Program effort was substantially better at predicting retention than all other variables. Retention was high in the book and assessment conditions but was much lower in the two Couple CARE conditions where more effort and time was required. Initial engagement was higher in the email based Couple CARE condition but overall retention was higher in the phone based condition. Important implications for current and future RE efforts are proposed.

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A Review of Three Comprehensive Premarital Assessment Questionnaires

Cited by 62 publications

References 7 publications

Effect of Premarital Counseling on Marital Satisfaction

Effect of Premarital Counseling on Marital Satisfaction

Premarital Education: An Assessment of Program Efficacy*

Flexible Delivery Approaches to Couple Relationship Education: Predictors of Initial Engagement and Retention of Couples

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