Search Results - "Duncan, Stephen F."

A Review of Effectiveness Evidence in the Financial‐Helping Fields by Dew, Jeffrey, Dean, Luke, Duncan, Stephen F., Britt‐Lutter, Sonya

“…Objective We reviewed the literature on four financial‐helping fields—the family resource management content area of family life education, financial…”
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Lessons from the field. A day in the life of a full‐time parenting educator by Higginbotham, Brian J., Turner, Joshua J., Duncan, Stephen F., Schramm, David G.

“…Objective The purpose of this study was to learn more about the daily activities of 10 parenting educators, hired to implement a federally funded fatherhood…”
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Marital Interventions: Participation, Helpfulness, and Change in a Nationally Representative Sample by White, Thomas Jack Esplin, Duncan, Stephen F., Yorgason, Jeremy B., James, Spencer L., Holmes, Erin K.

“…Objective To examine how often early‐married couples have participated in marital interventions and how helpful and change‐producing these interventions are…”
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Individual Personality Characteristics Associated with Perceived Change and Helpfulness in Self-directed Marriage and Relationship Education by Duncan, Stephen F., Rogers, Megan A.

“…Little is known about the role that personality may play in participation and outcomes of marriage and relationship education (MRE) programs in varying formats…”
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Examining the Early Evidence for Self-directed Marriage and Relationship Education: A Meta-analytic Study by McAllister, Shelece, Duncan, Stephen F., Hawkins, Alan J.

“…This meta-analysis examines the efficacy of self-directed marriage and relationship education (MRE) programs on relationship quality and communication skills…”
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Understanding Early-Married Men's Involvement in Marital Interventions by Duncan, Stephen F., White, Thomas Jack Esplin, James, Spencer L.

“…Evidence suggests men are more reluctant to participate in relational interventions than women. Past research has shown how personality characteristics and…”
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Individual Personality and Emotional Readiness Characteristics Associated with Marriage Preparation Outcomes of Perceived Helpfulness and Change by Duncan, Stephen F., Rogers, Megan A., McAllister, Shelece

“…Little is known about the characteristics of individual participants for whom particular marriage preparation interventions are most helpful and change…”
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Characteristics of Individual Associated with Involvement in Different Types of Marriage Preparation Interventions by Duncan, Stephen F., Larson, Jeffry H., McAllister, Shelece

“…Recent research has shed light broadly on the individual, couple, and contextual characteristics of audiences that are predictive of their involvement in…”
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Perceived Helpfulness of Four Different Types of Marriage Preparation Interventions by Duncan, Stephen F., Childs, Geniel R., Larson, Jeffry H.

“…As evidence of the benefits of marriage preparation continues to mount, so does the importance of investigating the characteristics of the interventions that…”
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Assessing Marriage and Relationship Education Needs in Aruba by Smith, Camilla Beckstead, Duncan, Stephen F., Ketring, Scott, Abell, Ellen

“…Research generally supports the viability of marriage and relationship education (MRE) for strengthening marriages. However, the research has generally been…”
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Factors Associated With Involvement in Marriage Preparation Programs by Duncan, Stephen F., Holman, Thomas B., Yang, Chongming

“…Little is known empirically about the characteristics of couples who do and do not participate in marriage preparation. This study assessed the individual,…”
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Who Will Attend? Characteristics of Couples and Individuals in Marriage Education by Morris, Michael Lane, McMillan, Heather S., Duncan, Stephen F., Larson, Jeffry H.

“…There are two purposes of this marriage education marketing study: (1) to compare the self-reported intra- and interpersonal qualities of 121 married couples…”
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Assessing Perceived Marriage Education Needs and Interests among Latinos in a Select Western Community by Snyder, Iliana B., Duncan, Stephen F., Larson, Jeffry H.

“…This study utilized focus groups to assess the perceived needs and interests for marriage education among single and married Latino individuals. Individuals…”
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Formative Evaluation of a Family Life Education Web Site by Steimle, Brynn M., Duncan, Stephen F.

“…Hundreds of family life education Web sites are available on the Internet, allowing individuals and families unprecedented access to family life education…”
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Education for Self-Support: Evaluating Outcomes Using Transformative Learning Theory by Christopher, Suzanne, Dunnagan, Tim, Duncan, Stephen F., Paul, Lynn

“…This paper describes the use of transformative learning theory to evaluate a family-empowerment project focusing on life skills. The project was designed in…”
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Perceptions of Marriage Preparation among College-Educated Young Adults with Greater Family-Related Risks for Marital Disruption by Duncan, Stephen F., Wood, Melissa M.

“…This study assessed levels of motivation to participate in marriage preparation and whether the manner in which marriage preparation programs are produced,…”
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Using Focus Groups to Identify Rural Participant Needs in Balancing Work and Family Education by Duncan, Stephen F, Marotz-Baden, Ramona

“…Six focus groups with 49 rural residents identified concerns about balancing work and family (time, energy, conflicting demands, child care), causes of…”
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Helping Families toward the Goal of Self-Support: Montana's EDUFAIM Program by Duncan, Stephen F., Dunnagan, Tim, Christopher, Suzanne, Paul, Lynn

“…This article on a self-reliance education program describes the development, implementation, and elements of success of Educating Families to Achieve…”
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Characteristics of Individuals Associated with Involvement in Different Types of Marriage Preparation Interventions by Duncan, Stephen F., Larson, Jeffry H., McAllister, Shelece

“…Recent research has shed light broadly on the individual, couple, and contextual characteristics of audiences that are predictive of their involvement in…”
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EDUFAIM: A Successful Program Helping Empower Rural Families toward Self-Reliance by Duncan, Stephen F, Dunnagan, Tim, Christopher, Suzanne, Paul, Lynn

“…EDUFAIM (Educating Families to Achieve Independence in Montana) was designed to integrate state efforts to help welfare recipients attain self-sufficiency…”
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