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Marriage Mentoring. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Aug 2008, Pages: 80
The high rate of marital distress and divorce,
especially within the first few years of marriage,
seems to indicate that couples are not adequately
prepared to deal with the challenges of marriage.
Concern for this issue has prompted professionals to
propose mentoring for premarital and newly married
couples as a way of helping them prepare for
marriage. Significant research in the areas of
business, education, and at-risk youth reveal that
mentoring offers numerous benefits for those who are
engaged in it. This study takes a look at the
mentoring process and its effect on the attitude and
behavior of premarital couples. Triangulation of data
was used in the form of a mentoring survey and a
focus group so that information could be collected
for concurrent validity. The results of this study
showed that marriage mentoring was most helpful in
the areas of helping couples have more realistic
expectations for marriage and as a way of providing
support and confidence for starting marriage. It also
indicated that different types of couples may benefit
in different ways from the mentoring experience
according to their strengths and growth areas.
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