Altering the course of marriage: The effect of PREP communication skills acquisition on couples' risk of becoming maritally distressed.

1 January 2003

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Family Psychology

Vol. 17 (1) , 41-53
https://doi.org/10.1037//0893-3200.17.1.41

Abstract

This longitudinal study predicted marital outcome from communication skills gained from participation in the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP; H. J. Markman, S. L. Blumberg & S. M. Stanley, 1989; Stanley et al., 2001) by 39 women and 38 men. Results were in the expected direction for men but not for women. Men's pre- to posttest decrease in negative communication and increase in positive communication predicted decreased risk of marital distress onset in men. Women's pre- to posttest increase in positive communication, which was related to self-reported avoidance of problem solving, predicted an increased risk of male and female distress onset. Couples with men relatively high on premarital risk factors demonstrated a greater benefit from men's positive communication skills acquisition.

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