“I Don't Want to Make the Same Mistakes”: Relationship Education Among Low‐Income Single Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Bradford ◽  
Bryan Spuhler ◽  
Brian J. Higginbotham ◽  
Daniel Laxman ◽  
Courtney Nielsen Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Single Adults

Relationship Educator Experiences of Couple Improvement and Group Dynamics in Relationship Education With Low-Income Couples

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi J. Wheeler ◽  
Shaywanna Harris ◽  
Mark E. Young
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Training Intervention ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Current Investigation ◽  
Facilitator Training ◽  
Group Format

Relationship education (RE) interventions improve relationship quality and distress; yet, little is known about the origins of positive gains derived from RE. Couples identified benefits from the group format of RE; however, the perspective of facilitators is neglected. Therefore, the current investigation included two focus groups ( N = 9) with RE facilitators from one federal RE program for low-income couples. Five themes emerged from the phenomenological analysis including (a) therapeutic factors of groups, (b) participant attributes, (c) stress, (d) insight/awareness, and (e) program attributes. Applications of RE facilitator experiences, specifically group factors observed, may inform RE facilitator training, intervention, and implementation.

The Effects of Mother Participation in Relationship Education on Coparenting, Parenting, and Child Social Competence: Modeling Spillover Effects for Low-Income Minority Preschool Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Adler-Baeder ◽  
Chelsea Garneau ◽  
Brian Vaughn ◽  
Julianne McGill ◽  
Kate Taylor Harcourt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Child Social Competence

scholarly journals An Uncontrolled Trial of Flexibly Delivered Relationship Education With Low‐Income , Unmarried Perinatal Couples

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 849-864
Author(s):  
Richard E. Heyman ◽  
Katherine J. W. Baucom ◽  
Amy M. Smith Slep ◽  
Danielle M. Mitnick ◽  
W. Kim Halford
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Uncontrolled Trial

Examining Passive and Active Recruitment Methods for Low-Income Couples in Relationship Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan G. Carlson ◽  
Jessica Fripp ◽  
Matthew D. Munyon ◽  
Andrew Daire ◽  
Jennifer M. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Recruitment Methods

Online relationship education for help‐seeking low‐income couples: A Bayesian replication and extension of the OurRelationship and ePREP programs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gabe Hatch ◽  
Kayla Knopp ◽  
Yunying Le ◽  
Maggie O. T. Allen ◽  
Karen Rothman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Relationship Education

Family Expectations

2019 ◽  
pp. 127-152
Author(s):  
Sarah Halpern-Meekin
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Oklahoma City ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Male Partners ◽  
Relationship Skills ◽  
Family Expectations ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Healthy Relationship

This chapter describes the Family Expectations program, which is a long-running relationship education program targeted at low-income, new parents in Oklahoma City. Often women take the lead in suggesting to their male partners that they attend the program, but men are won over once they visit the well-appointed facility with its friendly staff. Couples attend because they desire a better relationship with one another both for themselves and for their children. They enjoy the relationship skills workshops, and the educators’ lessons about communication resonate with them. The program helps couples form shared expectations regarding what counts as healthy relationship dynamics. Their relationships with staff appear to be key to their enjoyment of and participation in the program.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Sarah Halpern-Meekin
Keyword(s):  
Human Behavior ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Family Expectations

This chapter explains the concept of social poverty and how it offers a new way of analyzing policy and of understanding human behavior. For example, it helps to explain the puzzle of why relationship education participants are enthusiastic about these programs, even though commentators and researchers are often critical of them. The low-income, unmarried, new parents who attend relationship education programs often face a great deal of instability in their lives, which can challenge their social resources. Parents see relationship education programs, such as Oklahoma City’s Family Expectations program, studied here, as offering tools they need to build these social resources and guard against social poverty.

The influence of dyadic coping in relationship education for low- income racial and ethnic minority couples

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda M. Mitchell ◽  
Jesse Owen ◽  
Jill L. Adelson ◽  
Tiffany France ◽  
Leslie J. Inch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dyadic Coping ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Minority

scholarly journals Investing in Couple Relationship Education in the UK: A Gender Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz van Acker
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Couple Relationship ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Couple Relationship Education ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

The UK Conservative–Liberal Democratic Coalition government has declared that marriage is imperative for society. This article examines couple relationship education (CRE), which aims to strengthen marriage and relationships. It argues that these programmes have potential because they offer opportunities for women and men to enhance their relationships through adult education that develops relationship skills and knowledge. For CRE to have a population level impact, however, knowledge of how to promote access to services designed for disadvantaged or vulnerable couples is critical. Gender disadvantage interacts with class, ethnicity, age and disability. Advocating marriage per se is too simplistic a solution to the complex problems of couples with diverse needs or low-income earners. If the government is serious about wanting to strengthen relationships and marriage, CRE would be a better investment if it was coordinated with policies and services such as balancing work and family and alleviating problems for low-income families.

Long-Term Evaluation of a Relationship Education Program for Low-Income Couples

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Markman ◽  
Marcie Pregulman ◽  
Shauna Rienks ◽  
Martha E. Wadsworth
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Term Evaluation
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