Can skills training prevent relationship problems in at-risk couples? Four-year effects of a behavioral relationship education program.

摘要: Eighty-three couples were stratified into groups at high and low risk for relationship distress randomized to either the Self-Regulatory Prevention Relationship Enhancement Program (Self-PREP) or a control condition. As predicted, there differential effects of Self-PREP on high-risk low-risk couples. Because statistical power, results must be interpreted cautiously, but 1-year follow-up in showed trends toward better communication than However, was no difference High-risk receiving exhibited higher satisfaction 4 years couples, seemed benefit from skills-based education, did not.