Is skills training necessary for the primary prevention of marital distress and dissolution? A 3-year experimental study of three interventions

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 949-961

  Rogge, Ronald D ^a   Cobb, Rebecca J ^b   Lawrence, Erika ^c   Johnson, Matthew D ^d   Bradbury, Thomas N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

couples; intervention; marriage; prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DISSOLUTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DIVORCE; EMPATHY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF REPORT; SKILL; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HOSTILITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARITAL THERAPY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; DIVORCE; EMPATHY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; NEGOTIATING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84889014541     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034209     Document Type: Article

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