THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREDICTIVE-VALIDITY OF A NEW PREMARITAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT - THE PREPARATION FOR MARRIAGE QUESTIONNAIRE

Authors
HOLMAN TB LARSON JH HARMER SL
Citation
Tb. Holman et al., THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREDICTIVE-VALIDITY OF A NEW PREMARITAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT - THE PREPARATION FOR MARRIAGE QUESTIONNAIRE, Family relations, 43(1), 1994, pp. 46-52
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work","Family Studies
Journal title
Family relations → ACNP
ISSN journal
01976664
Volume
43
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
46 - 52
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-6664(1994)43:1<46:TDAPOA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
This study describes the development of a comprehensive premarital ass essment instrument, the PREParation for Marriage (PREP-M) Questionnair e, and evaluates the ability of the questionnaire to predict marital s atisfaction and stability one year after marriage. The results suggest that the higher the premarital PREP-M scores, the higher the marital satisfaction and marital stability. Means for the most satisfied and m ost stable individuals were usually significantly higher than the leas t satisfied and stable individuals and individuals who had canceled or delayed marriage. Educational counseling, and research implications a re drawn.