Prevention of marital distress: a longitudinal investigation.
Prevention of marital distress: a longitudinal investigation.
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预防婚姻困扰:纵向调查。
DOI:
10.1037//0022-006x.56.2.210
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发表时间:
1988
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Storaasli,RD
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文献类型:
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作者:
Markman,HJ;Floyd,FJ;Stanley,SM;Storaasli,RD
This study examines the impact of an intervention designed to prevent divorce and marital distress. Both short-and long-term effects of a cognitive-behavioral marital distress prevention program were assessed. Forty-two couples planning marriage were matched and randomly assigned to intervention (n= 21) and control (n= 21) conditions. Couples participated in pre-and postintervention assessment sessions and in similar assessment sessions 1½ years and 3 years later. The intervention emphasized communication and problem-solving skills, clarifying and sharing expectations, and sensual/sexual enhancement. Although postintervention results indicated that couples learned the skills taught in the program, no group differences emerged on self-report measures of relationship quality. At 1½ years, intervention couples showed higher levels of relationship satisfaction than control couples. At 3 years, intervention couples showed higher levels of both relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction and lower levels of problem intensity. These data support cost-effective prevention programs for attacking the major social problem of divorce.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)