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A REVIEW OF THREE COMPREHENSIVE PREMARITAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRES
Author(s) -
Larson Jeffry H.,
Newell Kenneth,
Topham Glade,
Nichols Sheldon
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb00360.x
Subject(s) - psychology , clinical psychology , applied psychology , medical education , family medicine , medicine
Three comprehensive premarital assessment questionnaires (PAQs) are described, evaluated on their psychometric characteristics, and compared. They include the PREmarital Preparation and Relationship Enhancement (PREPARE) questionnaire, the Facilitating Open Couple Communication, Understanding and Study (FOCCUS) questionnaire, and the RELATionship Evaluation (RELATE). Recommendations for using each PAQ are discussed.