Keeping Relationship Educators Up-to-Date
Topical reviews that synthesize and summarize a collection of studies on a topic.
By Sarah Hokanson
Bottom-Line First: Recent couple relationship education programs have been developed to cater to the unique needs of same-sex couples. This blog reviews several studies of same-sex couples in couple relationship education programs and discusses implications and emerging best practices. Continue reading “What’s Happening with Relationship Education for Same-Sex Couples?”
By Sarah Hokanson & Alan J. Hawkins
The Bottom-Line First: Does the impact of relationship education programs go beyond the couple and actually impact parenting and children’s behavior? Nearly 30 studies have looked at this question and document that children benefit from their parents’ involvement in relationship education. Continue reading “Relationship Education and Child Outcomes: Seeing Beyond Couple Effects”
A Review of Recent Relationship Education Research
by Hailey Palmer and Alan J. Hawkins
The Bottom-Line First: We conducted an extensive search, digging deep into the last 6 years of research in the relationship education (RE) field to find studies that tested which groups benefit the most from participating in RE programs. We discovered dozens of studies that consistently pointed to distressed, disadvantaged, and racial-ethnic minority groups benefitting more than other groups. Continue reading “Who Benefits Most from Relationship Education?”
by Jennifer Griffith
The Bottom Line (at the Top): Some critics don’t think learning better communication skills in RE programs is responsible for any improvements seen in couple relationships. This study begs to differ. Improved communication leads to improved satisfaction.