Due to logistical and financial barriers that keep many distressed couples from seeking psychotherapy, online relationship education is a more accessible alternative. In the decade since a web-based program showed equivalent effectiveness to traditional marriage education (Duncan et al., 2009), several fully online programs have been developed and evaluated. We reviewed nine studies of four different programs that sampled 2,000 + couples. Specifically, we rated each study’s experimental rigor and compared research designs, theoretical and empirical grounding, average post-intervention and follow-up effect sizes, and differential effectiveness. Across studies, measured outcomes included relational (improved satisfaction, quality, confidence, commitment, communication; reduced conflict and aggression) and individual functioning on various indices of mental and physical health, emotional expression, and quality of life. Finally, we discuss the strengths and limitations of the research evidence, describe the two most evidence-based programs (ePREP and OurRelationship) in some detail and make recommendations for future study of these promising kinds of interventions.

由于后勤和财务障碍使许多陷入困境的夫妇无法寻求心理治疗，在线关系教育是一种更容易获得的选择。自从基于网络的项目显示出与传统婚姻教育相当的效果以来的十年中（Duncan et al., 2009），已经开发和评估了几个完全在线的项目。我们回顾了对 2,000 多对夫妇进行抽样的四个不同项目的九项研究。具体来说，我们对每项研究的实验严谨性进行了评级，并比较了研究设计、理论和经验基础、平均干预后和随访效应大小以及不同的有效性。在所有研究中，测量的结果包括相关的（提高满意度、质量、信心、承诺、沟通；减少冲突和攻击性）和个人在身心健康、情绪表达和生活质量方面的各种指标。最后，我们讨论了研究证据的优势和局限性，详细描述了两个最具证据基础的项目（ePREP 和 OurRelationship），并为未来研究这些有前景的干预措施提出了建议。