Title

Examining Relationship Satisfaction And Individual Distress For Low-To-Moderate Income Couples In Relationship Education

Keywords

couples; individual distress; low-income; relationship satisfaction

Abstract

Although economic disadvantage is linked to poor relationship quality and increased individual distress, emerging literature supports couples and relationship education as effective at improving relationship quality for low-income couples. However, relationship education's influence on individual distress for low-income couples has not yet been determined. We provided relationship education using the Prevention Relationship Enhancement Program curriculum to 96 low-to-moderate income married couples with children and examined changes in relationship quality and individual distress pre, post, and 3–6 months after intervention. We found significant improvements in relationship satisfaction and significant individual distress decreases. Implications are discussed. © 2014, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

The Family Journal

Volume

22

Issue

3

Number of Pages

282-291

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480714529741

Socpus ID

84901621745 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84901621745

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