Marriage and Family Enrichment Programs in North America--Report and Analysis

Enriching Research on Marital Enrichment Programs

“…The 29 studies summarized in Tables 1 and 2 are quite consistent with the globai descriptions (e.g., Mace & Mace, 1976;Otto, 1975) of the structural aspects of marital enrichment programs that have been published. Eighty-six percent of the studies have been conducted in nonchurch-related programs, of which about 75% have involved volunteers recruited from university communities.…”

The Effect of Stressful Life Events and Transitions on Family Functioning and Well-Being

“…One critical component of these resources is the strength of the marital unit. This has been recognized by family therapists of various clinical approaches (see Gurman and Kniskern, 1981) and has been the major motive behind the marriage enrichment movement (Mace and Mace, 1976;Otto, 1975).…”

Sexual enhancement programs: An examination of their current status and directions for future research

“…As the body of literature that reports on the substantial percentage of married persons dissatisfied with their sex lives continues to grow (Masters & Johnson, 1970;Otto, 1975;Rainwater, 1966), the need for effective ways to deal with this problem becomes more and more apparent. In order for this field to continue to develop and expand in the most efficient manner, experimenters must examine and learn from the mistakes in earlier research and look to that research when deciding upon what directions to pursue in the future.…”