This article is a review of the association of individual and marital problems. The focus is on
depression, alcohol abuse, anxiety disorders, and the functional psychoses, each of which …

Eighty-three couples were stratified into groups at high and low risk for relationship distress
and randomized to either the Self-Regulatory Prevention and Relationship Enhancement …

On the basis of a social learning analysis, it was hypothesized that a history of parental
divorce would predispose partners to difficulties in managing conflict. Ninety-three engaged …

Based on a developmental social learning analysis, it was hypothesized that observing
parental violence predisposes partners to difficulties in managing couple conflict. Seventy …

The development of effective programs to prevent marital dysfunction has been a recent
focus for marital researchers, but the effective dissemination of these programs to engaged …

The recent emphasis on prevention in helping couples to avoid marital distress may be
limited by lack of participation in prevention programs by engaged couples. The purpose of …

The efficacy of premarital education programs has been well established; yet few studies
have attempted to identify factors that may lead to increased participation. The current study …

This is a report on how to enhance the effectiveness of marriage and relationship education
in strengthening marriage and relationships in Australia. The report includes two major …

Whilst nearly all couple relationships start out happy, half of all marriages end in divorce.
Relationship education is a potentially effective strategy to reduce the prevalence of …

We assessed the effects of the Controlling Alcohol and Relationship Enhancement (CARE)
program, an early intervention combining reduction of hazardous alcohol consumption and …