MAST Center Research

This poster summarizes findings from a comprehensive review of the evaluation literature on HMRE programs and identifies critical next steps for understanding the effectiveness of HMRE programs.

This poster by MAST Center partners from NCFMR at the 2020 NCFR Annual Conference presents an overview of the measurement trends and findings regarding relationship quality among adolescents and young adults.

Webinar on the early stage of evaluation and establishing effective research-practitioner partnerships. Experts in HMRE evaluation provided tips and strategies researchers can use at each stage of evaluation, including evaluation planning and management, identifying stakeholders, and determining evaluation questions and goals.

This brief reviews over 100 evaluations of healthy marriage and relationship education programs. The researchers identified the types and prevalence of evaluation outcomes that focused on individuals, couples, families, and communities.

When designing and implementing a healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) program, one of the most important decisions program providers need to make is which curriculum to implement. This brief reviews the design of 21 HMRE curricula implemented in formally evaluated programs. The brief is designed to help HMRE program providers and the evaluators that work with them better understand and assess various aspects of HMRE curricula.

Over the past several decades, patterns of union formation and dissolution in the United States have changed in notable ways. Patterns of dating, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce continue to change and evolve, presenting new challenges and opportunities for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners alike.