Abstract

Many couples experience difficulty from relationship distress and/or divorce. Some research suggests that teaching relationship education (RE) to emerging adults before many enter long-term committed relationships can reduce relationship difficulty and promote healthy relationship behaviors. Yet, very little investigation has been conducted with RE and emerging adults. This study reports on the implementation of the Love Notes RE curriculum as the content for a college class on marriage and comparisons were made with a class who did not receive the curriculum on several relationship variables. Results showed that those in the class who did receive the curriculum showed significant gains in relationship confidence and insight compared to the control class, as well as gains in other areas. Implications for practitioners and researchers are provided based on study findings.

摘要

许多夫妻因关系困扰和/或离婚而遇到困难。一些研究表明，在许多人进入长期忠诚的关系之前，向新兴成年人教授关系教育 (RE) 可以减少关系难度并促进健康的关系行为。然而，很少对 RE 和新兴成年人进行调查。本研究报告《情书》实施情况RE课程作为大学婚姻课程的内容，并与未接受有关几个关系变量课程的课程进行比较。结果表明，与对照组相比，接受课程的班级中的人在关系信心和洞察力方面都有显着提高，并在其他领域有所提高。根据研究结果提供了对从业者和研究人员的影响。