Citation

Crapo JS, Bradford K, Higginbotham BJ. J. Couple Relationsh. Ther. 2019; 18(3): 241-256.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332691.2019.1567175

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Relationship education (RE) is becoming more common, and new curricula are being offered in many venues, which vary in strength and effectiveness. To date, there have been no evaluations of Couple Lasting Intimacy Nurturing Knowledge and Skills (LINKS), a couple education program. Using hierarchical linear mixed-effects models, we conducted a preliminary evaluation of the LINKS program, with outcomes of communication, commitment, and relationship knowledge (N = 789). We found evidence of program effectiveness on all three outcomes, with medium-size to large effect sizes. The largest effect size was for relationship knowledge, and the smallest was for communication. Differences between LINKS and other RE curricula are discussed. The influence of covariates is considered. Overall, there is preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of the LINKS program.

Language: en

Keywords

CRE program evaluation; married couples; Relationship Eeducation (RE)