title: A review of three comprehensive premarital assessment questionnaires.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA. jeffry_larson@byu.edu
authors.forename: Jeffry H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Newell
authors.forename: Glade
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Topham
authors.forename: Sheldon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: 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