Marriage enrichment programs: A review

Zimpfer, David G.

doi:10.1080/01933928808411774

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“…Differential use of marriage enrichment programs has been discussed in the marriage education and enrichment literature. Zimpher (1988) proposed the need for research to determine the characteristics of participants who benefit the most and the level of dysfunction for which relationship enrichment is most appropriate. This study suggests that the ENRICH typology may provide a useful organizing framework for exploring the needs of the different types of couples who attend PAIRS and other marriage education programs.…”

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Distressed couples and marriage education^*

DeMaria¹

2005

Family Relations

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Professionals generally believe that couples who choose to attend marriage education programs are not as distressed as are clinical couples and that distressed couples are not good candidates for marriage education. We examined these assumptions in 129 married couples who enrolled in a PAIRS, Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills (Gordon, 1994), marriage education course. Using the Enriching Relationship Issues, Communication and Happiness Inventory (Olson, 2002) typology classification with other measures of relationship adjustment, participants were classified as highly distressed, conflicted, and devitalized. Findings suggest that highly distressed married couples are among those who seek a marriage education experience. Implications for marriage education providers are discussed.

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Distressed couples and marriage education^*

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2005

Family Relations

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“…As with most marital enrichment programs (e.g., Halford, Markman, Kline, & Stanley, 2003; Zimpfer, 1988), the format of this seminar is primarily didactic and includes a particular emphasis on communication skills training as well as skills for processing anger and managing conflict. The program also emphasizes spending quality time together and expressing appreciation for each other as means of building more positive exchanges into the relationship.…”

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A Study of Expectations and the Marital Quality of Participants of a Marital Enrichment Seminar

2012

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This longitudinal study investigated the effects of expectations of effort of self and spouseon the marital quality of marital enrichment seminar participants. Self-report measures of marital quality, expectations regarding effort put into implementing what was learned during the seminar, amount of perceived effort, and satisfaction with effort were administered before and after the seminar, as well as at a 2-month follow-up. Participants (147 women, 95 men) attended community-based marital enrichment seminars in 12 U.S. cities. Multivariate path models indicated that larger discrepancies between expectations of effort postseminar and perceived effort at 2-month follow-up were associated with less satisfaction with perceived effort. Furthermore, participants' dissatisfaction in their spouses' effort had a negative effect on marital quality while controlling for initial marital quality, whereas dissatisfaction in their own effort did not. These findings highlight the possible detrimental

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“…1988), marriage enrichment programs (Zimpfer, 1988), separation-divorce adjustment groups (Addington, 19921, parenting training programs (Cunningham & Brown, 1 984). psychoeducational-support groups for single parents (Gregg, 1994), and treatment groups for spouse batterers (Kriner & Waldron, 1988).…”

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Employing Family Therapy in Group Counseling With College Students: Similarities and a Technique Employed in Both

Vinson

1995

The Journal for Specialists in Group Work

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Marriage enrichment programs: A review

Cited by 18 publications

References 14 publications

Distressed couples and marriage education^*

Distressed couples and marriage education^*

A Study of Expectations and the Marital Quality of Participants of a Marital Enrichment Seminar

Employing Family Therapy in Group Counseling With College Students: Similarities and a Technique Employed in Both

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Marriage enrichment programs: A review

Cited by 18 publications

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Distressed couples and marriage education*

Distressed couples and marriage education*

A Study of Expectations and the Marital Quality of Participants of a Marital Enrichment Seminar

Employing Family Therapy in Group Counseling With College Students: Similarities and a Technique Employed in Both

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