Title

Examining Passive And Active Recruitment Methods For Low-Income Couples In Relationship Education

Keywords

low-income; recruitment; relationship education; retention

Abstract

One of the most difficult aspects of studying low-income couples is the effective implementation of recruitment and retention strategies. Low-income couples face environmental stressors that make participation difficult, and research has yet to identify efficacious methods of recruiting and retaining low-income couples into funded studies. Researchers and practitioners targeting low-income participants rely on a "learn-as-they-go" approach. Therefore, we examined passive and active recruitment strategies for 394 married participants with children under age 18 and reporting a total household income within 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines who participated in a federally funded couples and relationship education program. Univariate ANOVAs indicated significant differences between recruitment method and total time spent in couples and relationship education workshops for both women and men. Further, results indicated a relationship exists between recruitment method and the number of follow-up contacts required before participants attended the initial intake appointment. Implications for practice and research are discussed. © 2014 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

Marriage and Family Review

Volume

50

Issue

1

Number of Pages

76-91

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2013.851055

Socpus ID

84894246841 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84894246841

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