Marriage Questionnaire Report

Raising Awareness About Marital Expectations: Are Unrealistic Beliefs Changed by Integrative Teaching?*

“…Although there have been some efforts to evaluate family life education courses, existing evaluation studies tend to be “limited in both quantity and quality” (Arcus, 1995, p. 337). Using open‐ended, opinion‐based surveys, several studies concluded that marriage courses were effective in providing students with a realistic view of marriage and improving their future marriages (Abramson & Martin, 1960; Duvall, 1965; Dyer, 1959; Ellzey, 1949). Other studies have examined the effects of courtship and marriage courses on students' marital role expectations (Dunn, 1960; Keller, Maxwell, & Ritzert, 1978; Sterrett & Bollman, 1970), knowledge of marriage myths (Larson, 1988), and perceived readiness for marriage (Stinnett, 1969).…”