Individual Personality Characteristics Associated with Perceived Change and Helpfulness in Self-directed Marriage and Relationship Education
Keywords
marriage and relationship education; premarital counseling/education; premarital relationships; program evaluation
Abstract
Little is known about the role that personality may play in participation and outcomes of marriage and relationship education (MRE) programs in varying formats and no research has been conducted to assess what role personality and emotional readiness factors may play in the outcomes of self-directed MRE. Data collected through online Relationship Evaluation Questionnaire (RELATE) was used to analyze how personality and emotional readiness factors affect perceived change and helpfulness in self-directed MRE interventions for 746 individuals who participated in such interventions. Extroversion was significant across factors predicting perceived positive change among men and women. Implications of this research for selfdirected MRE interventions are discussed.
Original Publication Citation
Duncan, S. F., & Rogers, M. A. (2019). Individual personality characteristics associated with perceived change and helpfulness in self-directed marriage and relationship education. Marriage and Family Review, 6, 512-529. doi: 10.1080/01494929.2018.1519495
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Duncan, Stephen F. and Rogers, Megan A., "Individual Personality Characteristics Associated with Perceived Change and Helpfulness in Self-directed Marriage and Relationship Education" (2018). Faculty Publications. 4651.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4651
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2018-11-06
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7458
Publisher
Marriage & Family Review
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
Copyright Status
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