ERIC Number: EJ684766
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-006X
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Community-Based Prevention of Marital Dysfunction: Multilevel Modeling of a Randomized Effectiveness Study
Laurenceau, Jean-Philippe; Stanley, Scott M.; Olmos-Gallo, Antonio; Baucom, Brian; Markham, Howard J.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v72 n6 p933-943 Dec 2004
This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial of the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP; H. J. Markman, S. M. Stanley, & S. L. Blumberg, 2001). Fifty-seven religious organizations (ROs), consisting of 217 newlywed couples, were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 intervention conditions: PREP delivered by university clinicians (U-PREP), PREP delivered by RO clergy (ROPREP), and naturally occurring (NO) marriage preparation. Self-reported relationship satisfaction, negative behavior, and positive behavior were assessed at preintervention, postintervention, and 1-year follow-up. Trajectories of relationship satisfaction showed no change over time and did not differ across conditions. Trajectories of negative behavior for RO-PREP wives showed significantly greater linear declines in comparison with NO trajectories. Trajectories of positive behavior for NO and U-PREP partners showed significant declines compared with RO-PREP trajectories. Effectiveness, transportability, and dissemination of marital distress prevention programs in community settings are discussed.
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Interpersonal Relationship, Religious Organizations, Prevention, Clergy, Marital Satisfaction, Marital Instability, Community Programs, Program Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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