Marriage enrichment: improving stability and satisfaction

Ronald D Moore

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Marriage enrichment: improving stability and satisfaction

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Ronald D Moore. Marriage Enrichment: Improving Stability and Satisfaction. Dallas Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ef28a4ed-aa8d-4623-a848-214ea7e6169b.

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R. D. Moore. Marriage enrichment: improving stability and satisfaction. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ef28a4ed-aa8d-4623-a848-214ea7e6169b

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Ronald D Moore. Marriage Enrichment: Improving Stability and Satisfaction. Dallas Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ef28a4ed-aa8d-4623-a848-214ea7e6169b.

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This dissertation reports the design, implementation and evaluation of a church-based marriage enrichment program. The program is based on the cognitive/behavioral tradition providing insight and skills needed to change thinking and behavior. This approach not only enables married couples to learn effective ways of developing a more stable and satisfying relationship, but also provides a structure in which the learned skills can be put into practice. 12 couples participated in this 8-week program. They completed the following 7 components: 1) attendance and participation in the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program Approach seminar; 2) reading 2 marriage enrichment books; 3) Bible-based devotional reading and prayer twice weekly; 4) a date night every other week; 5) weekly meetings; 6) a weekend retreat; and 7) attendance and participation in a 'Celebration of Commitment' ceremony. The ENRICH Marital Inventory was given as a pre- and post-test. It was used to measure the effectiveness of the program along with verbal and written reporting by the couples. The hypothesis validated by the research for all 12 couples is: Having completed the marriage enrichment program, couples will report greater marital stability and satisfaction.

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