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Community‐Based Premarital Prevention: Clergy and Lay Leaders on the Front Lines *
Author(s) -
Stanley Scott M.,
Markman Howard J.,
Prado Lydia M.,
OlmosGallo P. Antonio,
Tonelli Laurie,
St. Peters Michelle,
Leber B. Douglas,
Bobulinski Michelle,
Cordova Allan,
Whitton Sarah W.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2001.00067.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , family life education , psychology , quality (philosophy) , medical education , public relations , pedagogy , social psychology , political science , medicine , psychiatry , philosophy , epistemology
This study reports on the results of the dissemination of an empirically‐based, premarital education program within religious organizations. The following major results are discussed with respect to premarital prevention: (a) Clergy and lay leaders were as effective in the short run as our university staff; (b) couples taking the more skills‐oriented intervention showed advantages over couples receiving naturally occurring services on interaction quality; and (c) couples reported that the communication skills components of premarital education were the most helpful.