The learning objectives of this presentation were: 1) to understand the various stages involved in successfully recruiting participants into healthy marriage programs; 2) learn about marketing and recruitment strategies, challenges, and successes from three healthy marriage programs; and 3) gain insights to help attendees develop appropriate marketing and recruitment strategies.
This study examines the relationship between thedissolution of a marital or cohabitating relationship andsubsequent depression among Canadians aged 20 to 64. Data are from the longitudinal component of the National Population Health Survey (1994/1995 through 2004/2005) and include the household population only. Cross-tabulations were used to examine the association of marital dissolution with change in […]
Data shown here are provisional and include only events occurring within the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia). Provisional birth, death, and infant death data in this report are based on a combination of counts of events provided by each reporting area and registered vital events processed into National Center for Health […]
This study examined daily fluctuations in marital behavior (anger and withdrawal) as a function of same-day job stressors, using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM). Forty-three couples provided daily diary reports of their workload and negative social interactions at work on 5 consecutive days. Within-subject analyses demonstrate that husbands and wives reported greater marital anger and withdrawal […]
A growing body of research suggests that men’s pregnancy intentions (i.e., how men feel about apregnancy) and prenatal behaviors (i.e., how men act during the pregnancy) may have implications forfathers’ later involvement with their children. For example, men who exhibit positive feelings about thepregnancies of their partners and who become involved — such as attending […]
This paper presents a longitudinal study of the development of family interactions from pregnancy to toddlerhood, and their link to parents’ marital satisfaction. The participants consisted of 38 non referred primiparous families. We used an observational setting, the Lausanne Trilogue Play (LTP), to evaluate the family alliance, namely the interactive coordination between family members. Families […]
Review of the literature about evaluation design shows that there are strengths and weaknesses for both the traditional pre/post and the post then pre methods when collecting data from program participants. In general, both methods address the need to assess participant change from program beginning to completion. Whether or not the preferred instrument should collect […]
Adopting M. Segal’s framework, we focused on examining four military lifestyle demands –(1) risk of service member injury or death, (2) frequent relocations, (3) periodic separations, and (4) foreign residence — and their relationships to psychological and physical well-being, satisfaction with the Army, and marital satisfaction. Questionnaire results from 346 spouses living overseas indicated that […]
This memo summarizes themes and guidance on the topics of engaging Hispanic families, developingprogram structures, and establishing trust with program participants as it relates to marriage programs asdiscussed during the Administration for Children and Families Hispanic Healthy Marriage Researchmeeting. The findings and recommendations in this memo are drawn from discussions at the SupportingHealthy Marriage and […]
The effectiveness of premarriage education is limited by whether couples at high risk of future marital problems attend such education. In the current study, 374 newly married couples were assessed on a range of risk factors for future marital problems as well as whether they had attended marriage education. Couples with certain indices of relationship […]