TY - JOUR
T1 - PREDICTING MARITAL SATISFACTION USING PREPARE
T2 - A REPLICATION STUDY
AU - Larsen, Andrea S.
AU - Olson, David H.
PY - 1989/7
Y1 - 1989/7
N2 - This study clearly replicated the previous findings which demonstrated the predictive validity of PREPARE. Like the previous study, this longitudinal study was a 3‐year follow‐up of 179 couples who took PREPARE during their engagement. As in the initial longitudinal study, PREPARE predicted, with about 80% accuracy, couples who got divorced from those that were happily married. Also, the same linear trend in PREPARE scores was found (highest to lowest scores): happily married, unhappily married, cancelled/delayed marriage, and separated/divorced. This study further indicates the importance of the premarital period as the foundation for marriage and the ability of PREPARE to identify high‐risk premarital couples who could benefit from premarital counseling. Premarital counseling could potentially help these high risk couples develop a more satisfying marriage.
AB - This study clearly replicated the previous findings which demonstrated the predictive validity of PREPARE. Like the previous study, this longitudinal study was a 3‐year follow‐up of 179 couples who took PREPARE during their engagement. As in the initial longitudinal study, PREPARE predicted, with about 80% accuracy, couples who got divorced from those that were happily married. Also, the same linear trend in PREPARE scores was found (highest to lowest scores): happily married, unhappily married, cancelled/delayed marriage, and separated/divorced. This study further indicates the importance of the premarital period as the foundation for marriage and the ability of PREPARE to identify high‐risk premarital couples who could benefit from premarital counseling. Premarital counseling could potentially help these high risk couples develop a more satisfying marriage.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1989.tb00812.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1989.tb00812.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84993609045
SN - 0194-472X
VL - 15
SP - 311
EP - 322
JO - Journal of marital and family therapy
JF - Journal of marital and family therapy
IS - 3
ER -