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Decreasing Divorce in U.S. Army Couples: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial Using PREP for Strong Bonds

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Findings from a large, randomized controlled trial of couple education are presented in this brief report. Married Army couples were assigned to either PREP for Strong Bonds (n = 248) delivered by Army chaplains or to a no-treatment control group (n = 228). One year after the intervention, couples who received PREP for Strong Bonds had 1/3 the rate of divorce of the control group. Specifically, 6.20% of the control group divorced while 2.03% of the intervention group divorced. These findings suggest that couple education can reduce the risk of divorce, at least in the short run with military couples.

Source: Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy

DOI: 10.1080/15332691003694901

Authors: Scott M. Stanley, Elizabeth S. Allen, Howard J. Markman, Galena K. Rhoades, Donnella L. Prentice

Institutions: University of Denver, University of Colorado Denver

Language: English

Topic: Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Award: Marriage Education and Risk Reduction for Army Families