A review of three comprehensive premarital assessment questionnaires.
Three comprehensive premarital assessment questionnaires (PAQs) are described, evaluated on their psychometric characteristics, and compared. They include the PREmarital Preparation and Relationship Enhancement (PREPARE) questionnaire, the Facilitating Open Couple Communication, Understanding and Study (FOCCUS) questionnaire, and the RELATionship Evaluation (RELATE). Recommendations for using each PAQ are discussed.
Larson
Jeffry H
JH
Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA. jeffry_larson@byu.edu
Newell
Kenneth
K
Topham
Glade
G
Nichols
Sheldon
S
D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011291:Premarital Examinations / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States