Marriage Checkup

I came across a very interesting article today in Psych Central (thanks to Google Alerts). James Cordova, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Ma., has been conducting a research project on a new program that he's developed called the "Marriage Checkup."

What is a Marriage Checkup you ask? According to Cordova:

Essentially the marriage checkup is the marital health equivalent of the annual physical or the every six-month dental visit.

He's conducting a controlled test to know how effective the Marriage Checkup is in helping couples maintain more healthy and satisfying relationships. I think it's an interesting method and one I'm curious to know more about. © 2008 - Brianna Sylver - All rights reserved

There is a lot on the market to help the new couples starting their marriages and many services to help couples once they find themselves in crisis mode. Cordova's method falls right in the in-between space. It's about detecting problems early before they get to crisis stage. Interesting stuff.

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