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The impact of premarital education on marital conflict and divorce
• The positive effects of premarital education on marital conflict appeared to be stronger in the earlier years of marriage.
• Premarital education’s negative impact on divorce appeared to be stronger among individuals with a high school degree, and the effects became stronger with increasing levels of educational attainment (a 17-percent decline in odds of divorce among high school graduates, a 32-percent decline among those with some college, and a 44-percent decline among college graduates).
• Among those without a high school education, receiving premarital education was unassociated with the likelihood of divorce. However, respondents’ educational attainment did not appear to be associated with marital satisfaction or conflict.
Sample or Data Description
Data came from the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative Statewide Baseline Survey, which surveyed individuals in Arkansas, Kansas, Texas as well as Oklahoma in 2001. To improve how representative the survey is of the general U.S. population, the researchers weighted the sample by education, race, gender and age (separately within each state) based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The size of the analytical samples ranged from 1,977 to 2,533 individuals. Overall, 54 percent of the respondents were women; 4 percent were African American, 5 percent Latino, and 4 percent Native American.
Source
"Premarital Education, Marital Quality, and Marital Stability: Findings from a Large, Random Household Survey"
Stanley, Scott M.
Amato, Paul R., Johnson,Christine A. and Markman, Howard
Journal of Family Psychology Vol. 20, Number 1. , 2006. Page(s) 17-126.
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