Title

A Microstrip Patch Electronically Steerable Parasitic Array Radiator (Espar) Antenna With Reactance-Tuned Coupling And Maintained Resonance

Keywords

couples; Hispanic; MRE; PREP; relationship education

Abstract

Marital and relationship education (MRE) has demonstrated its efficacy as a viable intervention helpful to couples and individuals who receive it. However, an overrepresentation of Caucasian populations existed in MRE research resulting in a need to understand how MRE is received by those in underserved populations. The current study reports the findings derived from focus groups consisting of Hispanic individuals and couples who attended and completed 20 hours of MRE using a PREP-based curriculum. Participants were asked five questions regarding differences they perceived in their relationships as a result of attending the MRE program. While participants agreed that they had learned and acquired new communication skills, they also reported substantial changes in the amount of peace and calm in their homes as well as increased understanding of and patience toward their partners. Additionally, participants reported sharing what they had learned in the MRE with family members who were not in attendance. This seemed to represent an effort to "pay it forward" to their loved ones. This study suggests that the benefits of MRE for these Hispanic families were felt well beyond those who actually attended the MRE program. © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

4-1-2012

Publication Title

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volume

60

Issue

2

Number of Pages

1803-1813

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2012.2186265

Socpus ID

84859805957 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84859805957

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