title: Decreasing Divorce in Army Couples: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial using PREP for Strong Bonds.
abstract: Findings from a large, randomized controlled trial of couple education are presented in this brief report. Married Army couples were assigned to either PREP for Strong Bonds (n = 248) delivered by Army chaplains or to a no-treatment control group (n = 228). One year after the intervention, couples who received PREP for Strong Bonds had 1/3 the rate of divorce of the control group. Specifically, 6.20% of the control group divorced while 2.03% of the intervention group divorced. These findings suggest that couple education can reduce the risk of divorce, at least in the short run with military couples.
authors.affiliation: Psychology, University of Denver.
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: Elizabeth S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Howard J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Markman
authors.forename: Galena K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Rhoades
authors.forename: Donnella L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Prentice