Premarital education, marital quality, and marital stability: findings from a large, random household surveyScott M Stanley
Center for Marital and Family Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA
J Fam Psychol 20:117-26. 2006
..These estimated effects were robust across race, income (including among the poor), and education levels, which suggests that participation in premarital education is generally beneficial for a wide range of couples...
- Sacrifice as a predictor of marital outcomes
Scott M Stanley
Center for Marital and Family Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, University Park, CO 80208, USA
Fam Process 45:289-303. 2006
..Finally, sacrifice attitudes mediated the link between commitment and relationship adjustment for husbands, but not wives. Implications for intervention are discussed...
- Premarital precursors of marital infidelity
Elizabeth S Allen
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
Fam Process 47:243-59. 2008
..Implications of the findings for future research on the prediction and prevention of infidelity are discussed...
- The effect of the transition to parenthood on relationship quality: an 8-year prospective study
Brian D Doss
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4235, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 96:601-19. 2009
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- Hitting home: relationships between recent deployment, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and marital functioning for Army couples
Elizabeth S Allen
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 80217, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:280-8. 2010
..The results provide greater understanding of the relationship of deployment/PTSD symptoms and marital functioning and suggest areas for intervention with military couples...
- The premarital communication roots of marital distress and divorce: the first five years of marriage
Howard J Markman
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:289-98. 2010
..Implications for future research on the development of relationship distress and for enhancing research-based couples' intervention programs are provided...
- Pre-engagement cohabitation and gender asymmetry in marital commitment
Galena Kline Rhoades
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA
J Fam Psychol 20:553-60. 2006
..The authors suggest that couples considering cohabitation before engagement could benefit from discussions about commitment and expectations about marriage...
- Differential use of premarital education in first and second marriages
Brian D Doss
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Fam Psychol 23:268-73. 2009
..Results suggest that more needs to be done to understand the barriers to the use of premarital education for second marriages...
- Physical aggression in unmarried relationships: the roles of commitment and constraints
Galena K Rhoades
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80209 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:678-87. 2010
..Clinical implications of these results are discussed, particularly in regard to preventive relationship education programs...
- Mechanisms of change in a cognitive behavioral couples prevention program: does being naughty or nice matter?
Scott M Stanley
The Center for Marital and Family Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, 2155 S Race St, Denver, CO 80208, USA
Prev Sci 8:227-39. 2007
..We discuss issues related to replication studies (e.g., failure to reject null hypotheses), challenges in analyzing and interpreting dyadic data, and implications for prevention...
- Distress in spouses of service members with symptoms of combat-related PTSD: secondary traumatic stress or general psychological distress?
Keith D Renshaw
Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030 4444, USA
J Fam Psychol 25:461-9. 2011
..Implications of these findings for intervention and research with this vulnerable population are discussed...
- Should I stay or should I go? Predicting dating relationship stability from four aspects of commitment
Galena K Rhoades
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80209 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:543-50. 2010
..More dedication, more material and perceived constraints and less felt constraint were uniquely associated with a higher likelihood of staying together over an 8-month period...
- Breaking up is hard to do: the impact of unmarried relationship dissolution on mental health and life satisfaction
Galena K Rhoades
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Frontier Hall, 2155 South Race Street, Denver, CO 80209 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 25:366-74. 2011
..Existing theories are used to explain the results. Implications for clinical work and future research on unmarried relationships are also discussed...
- On the home front: stress for recently deployed Army couples
Elizabeth S Allen
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80217, USA
Fam Process 50:235-47. 2011
..The results suggest areas of intervention with military couples to help them cope with the challenges of military life and deployment...
- Dissemination and evaluation of marriage education in the Army
Scott M Stanley
University of Denver, USA
Fam Process 44:187-201. 2005
..These results have important implications for the generalizability of marriage education to diverse samples in nontraditional contexts...
- Timing is everything: Pre-engagement cohabitation and increased risk for poor marital outcomes
Galena H Kline
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, 80208, USA
J Fam Psychol 18:311-8. 2004
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- Communication, conflict, and commitment: insights on the foundations of relationship success from a national survey
Scott M Stanley
Center for Marital and Family Studies, Department of Psychology, Frontier Hall, University of Denver, University Park, Denver, CO 80208, USA
Fam Process 41:659-75. 2002
..Consistent with the commitment literature, higher reported commitment was associated with less alternative monitoring, less feeling trapped in the relationship, and greater relationship satisfaction...
- The pre-engagement cohabitation effect: a replication and extension of previous findings
Galena K Rhoades
University of Denver, Department of Psychology, Denver, CO 80208, USA
J Fam Psychol 23:107-11. 2009
..There were no significant differences between those who cohabited after engagement and not at all before marriage, supporting a pre-engagement, but not a premarital cohabitation effect...
- Hitting pay dirt: comment on "Money: a therapeutic tool for couples therapy"
Scott M Stanley
Center for Marital and Family Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, CO 80208, USA
Fam Process 46:293-9. 2007
- Community-based prevention of marital dysfunction: multilevel modeling of a randomized effectiveness study
Jean Philippe Laurenceau
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 459 Flipse Building, Coral Gables, FL 33146 0751, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:933-43. 2004
..Effectiveness, transportability, and dissemination of marital distress prevention programs in community settings are discussed...
- Equipping couples with the tools to cope with predictable and unpredictable crisis events: the PREP Program
Carolyn M Freedman
University of Denver, Department of Psychology, 2155 S Race St, Denver, CO 80208, USA
Int J Emerg Ment Health 4:49-55. 2002
..PREP has also been shown to increase marital satisfaction...
- Depressive symptoms in early marriage: predictions from relationship confidence and negative marital interaction
Sarah W Whitton
Judge Baker Children s Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02120, USA
J Fam Psychol 21:297-306. 2007
..Findings suggest that relationship confidence may be important to understanding links between marital distress and depressive symptoms, especially in women...
- Best practice in couple relationship education
W Kim Halford
Department of Psychology, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
J Marital Fam Ther 29:385-406. 2003
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