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

Jennifer McGhee, Brandon Burr, Allison Vanrosendale and Deisy Figueroa
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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

Social Sciences, 2021, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-7

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.

Keywords: cohabitation; social support; premarital counseling; relationship support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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