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Dissemination and Evaluation of Marriage Education in the Army
Author(s) -
Stanley Scott M.,
Allen Elizabeth S.,
Markman Howard J.,
Saiz Christopher C.,
Bloomstrom Glen,
Thomas Ronald,
Schumm Walter R.,
Bailey Albert E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2005.00053.x
Subject(s) - generalizability theory , ethnic group , psychology , relationship education , intervention (counseling) , population , demography , duty , social psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , political science , psychiatry , anthropology , law
The effectiveness of marriage education was evaluated in two separate samples of primarily married couples in which at least one member of the couple was on active duty in the U.S. Army. The intervention was delivered by Army chaplains. Effects replicated well in the two samples, and demonstrated that marriage education was well received by this population and resulted in improvements in relationship functioning. Changes in relationship quality were examined separately for males and females, and also for couples in which both members of the couple were Caucasian as compared with all other couples. There were no significant differences in changes over time (i.e., from pre‐ to postmarriage education) among males and females or among couples with different ethnic makeup. These results have important implications for the generalizability of marriage education to diverse samples in nontraditional contexts.