There is some evidence that skill-based couples relationship education (CRE) enhances
couples' maintenance of healthy, committed relationships. This article analyzes issues in the …

Across nearly all cultures, sharing a lifelong committed relationship with an intimate partner
comprises an almost universal and strongly held ambition. Nevertheless, cross-national data …

Drawing on the best scholarship and their own years of professional experience, Stephen F.
Duncan and H. Wallace Goddard provide a practical, how-to guide to developing …

Building Strong Families programs provide relationship education and other support
services to unmarried couples with young children. This study used data from the 15‐month …

To evaluate the effective components of couple relationship education, 59 newlywed
couples were randomly assigned to one of two couple relationship programs (CRE):(1) …

This meta‐analysis examines the efficacy of self‐directed marriage and relationship
education (MRE) programs on relationship quality and communication skills. Programs …

This article reviews the literature on a teachable couple relationship skill called relationship
self-regulation and its use in couple therapy and education. Using comprehensive search …

As evidence of the benefits of marriage preparation continues to mount, so does the
importance of investigating the characteristics of the interventions that are most helpful and …

There is growing evidence that self-directed marriage relationship interventions can produce
measured benefits. In this study we experimentally evaluate the potential of web-based …

There is considerable evidence that marriage is good for both adults and children and
marriage education programs are designed to help build stronger marriages. However …