title: Which topics are important to address in premarital counseling? A survey of clergy.
abstract: Pastoral counselors who provide premarital counseling must address the topics that are most relevant to couples as they prepare for marriage. This article presents the results of a survey of clergy who provide premarital counseling, demonstrating the relative importance that clergy ascribe to premarital counseling topics, as well as the relationship between religious affiliation and ratings of topic importance.
authors.affiliation: cemurray@uncg.edu
authors.forename: Christine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002977:Clergy; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D014481:United States