09
Jan
Your money matters
Money can be a major source of conflict for couples. It takes open communication and a willingness to resolve problems to keep a couple on track with their money. (Author abstract, modified).
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09
Jan
Domestic Violence Protocol for the Community Healthy Marriage Project: Site Specific DV Protocol – Example 1
This site-specfic protocol was developed for the Community Healthy Marriage Project, located in an urban community and serving predominently low-income, African-American and Latino unwed couples who are about to become parents. The lead agency is a multi-service community-based organization that has for many years provided a wide range of supports to low-income families, including crisis […]
09
Jan
Managing Two Incomes : Yours, Mine, and Ours
Successfully meshing two styles of handling money doesn’t magically happen just because two people love each other. It’s something you have to keep working on as the years go by. Every day there are dozens of little decisions to be made about money, such as whether or not to pay cash, write a check, use […]
09
Jan
Domestic Violence Protocol : The Regional Healthy Marriage Coalition (RHMC): Site Specific DV Protocol – Example 2
This site-specific protocol was developed for a multi-county coalition organized for several key purposes: (a) identify and publicize scholarly research regarding the value of activities that produce safe,successful family relationships, including marriage; (b) increase the accessibility of those sources of marriage education and family support that are already available; (c) increase the quantity, variety, and […]
09
Jan
Grounds for Divorce and Residency Requirements
A chart that lists the grounds for divorce and residency requirements for each state and the District of Columbia.
09
Jan
Marriage Education and Domestic Violence: Issues and Challenges
This fact sheet, developed by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, discusses the design and implementation questions that should be addressed in a domestic violence protocol for project partners in marriage education and domestic violence intervention.
09
Jan
Assessing the Quality of the Dyadic Relationship in First-Time Parents : Development of a New Instrument
The purpose of this research was to psychometrically evaluate the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), modified for use with new, first-time parents by extending the items of communication, sensuality, and sexuality. A total of 820 Swedish respondents, 6 months after the birth of their first child, participated in the study. Psychometric evaluation was conducted with factor […]
09
Jan
Marriage in Michigan : Factors that Affect Satisfaction
How do Michigan residents rate their own marriages? Does happiness in marriage differ across social and economic status? What factors contribute to a happy marriage for Michigan residents? Are there seeds of discord in otherwise happy marriages among married Michigan residents? Using data from the State of the State Survey (SOSS) from the fall of […]
09
Jan
Attachment Security in Couple Relationships : A Systematic Model and Its Implication for Family Dynamics
Theory and research on adult attachment style emphasize the crucial role that the sense of attachment security plays in the formation and maintenance of couple relationships. In the present article, we review studies that have examined the contribution of adult attachment style to relational cognitions, emotions, and behaviors as well as to the formation, quality, […]
09
Jan
Crime and Marriage in Minnesota and the Nation : If Wedding Rings Help Break Vicious and Violent Cycles, What’s Impeding Them From Doing So More Often?
This essay is about the role of crime in the demise of marriage and the loss of another generation of husbands in many American communities. In other words, it’s about the loss of countless spouses who love and support their wives — the mothers of theirchildren. It’s also, therefore, about the loss of countless fathers […]