This article systematically reviewed 34 rigorous evaluation studies of couple relationship
education (CRE) programs from 2010 to 2019 that met the criteria for Level 1 well …

Because relationship discord and dissolution are common and costly, interventions are
needed to treat distressed couples and to prevent distress among vulnerable couples. We …

Abstract The coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly altered people's daily
lives and created multiple societal challenges. One important challenge of this unique …

Although getting married is no longer a requirement for social acceptance, most people do
marry in their lifetimes, and couples across the socioeconomic spectrum wish their …

Relationship education is widely used to help people develop and sustain healthy romantic
relationships. We first provide a review on the current state of evidence and key issues in the …

Objective: Although low-income couples experience greater relationship challenges, they
have limited access to effective relationship interventions. Furthermore, most previous efforts …

We pooled data from 10 longitudinal studies of 1,104 married couples to test the
Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation (VSA) model of change in relationship satisfaction. Studies …

Objective To estimate the overall effect between positive and negative communication
behaviors and later relationship quality and dissolution. Background Behavioral models of …

Couples' marital satisfaction is thought to decline over the newlywed years, but recent
research indicates that the majority of spouses have high, stable trajectories during this …

Abstract In the United States, more than 40% of marriages end in divorce and more than one
third of intact marriages are distressed. Unfortunately, only a minority of couples seek couple …