Premarital counseling as perceived by newlywed couples: An exploratory study
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
- Vol. 12 (3) , 221-228
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00926238608415408
Abstract
Ten couples from a marriage enrichment program for newlyweds and 68 female graduates from a high school course on family life were sumeyed about their involvement in and their perceptions of the effectiveness of premarital counseling for preparing them for the realities of married life. Perceived effectiveness of premarital counseling was found to be related to duration of counseling in hours and to the degree to which the program was seen as voluntary. Perceived effectiveness was not consistently related to the duration of courtship. Suggestions for future research with larger samples are presented, along with recommendations for program design in premarital counseling programs.Keywords
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