Here's the news release from University of Rochester. (Click to see the list of movies and discussion questions used in the study, and to read the study itself.)
Divorce Rate Cut in Half for Couples Who Discussed Relationship Movies
January 31, 2014
Contact: Susan Hagen susan.hagen@rochester.edu
585.276.4061
A new study finds that watching and discussing movies about relationships is as effective in lowering divorce rates as other, more intensive early marriage counseling programs.
Discussing...
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