Exploring Programmatic Moderators of the Effectiveness of Marriage and Relationship Education Programs: A Meta-Analytic Study

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-87

  Hawkins, Alan J ^a   Stanley, Scott M ^b   Blanchard, Victoria L ^c   Albright, Michael ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Common factors; Marriage and relationship education; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOOK; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION; RELIGION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MARITAL THERAPY;

EID: 84856475024     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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