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What Do Those Cohabiting Believe about Relationship Social Support and Premarital Counseling? A Comparative Analysis

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  • Jennifer McGhee

    (Human Environmental Sciences, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034, USA)

  • Brandon Burr

    (Human Environmental Sciences, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034, USA)

  • Allison Vanrosendale

    (Human Environmental Sciences, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034, USA)

  • Deisy Figueroa

    (Human Environmental Sciences, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034, USA)

Abstract

Relationship researchers have long studied factors that boost or detract from relationship success. Social support and premarital counseling are factors that have been shown to boost relationship satisfaction and relationship success. However, little is known about how relationship status may influence attitudes toward social support and premarital counseling. Using a human ecology lens, this study explores the relationship between relationship status and attitudes toward social support and premarital counseling from a sample of 385 individuals. Implications for family practitioners and future researchers are provided based on study results.

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  • Jennifer McGhee & Brandon Burr & Allison Vanrosendale & Deisy Figueroa, 2021. "What Do Those Cohabiting Believe about Relationship Social Support and Premarital Counseling? A Comparative Analysis," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-7, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:10:y:2021:i:5:p:183-:d:558258
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