Adam D, Gingras M
J Sex Marital Ther. 1982 Summer;8(2):97-118. doi: 10.1080/00926238208405816.
Short- and long-term effects of a new marital enrichment program (MEP), based upon Sager's contractual model of couple functioning, were evaluated using both self-inventories (DAS, MCI) and behavioral scales (MICS). Couples were randomly assigned to either no-treatment control conditions or the 20-hour long MEP. Evaluations of marital functioning of both groups were repeatedly done during the experimentation, at pretest, midtest, posttest and follow-up 1 (two months after completion of the program). A second follow-up on the experimental couples was done a year after the end of MEP. Significant results were obtained for five of the seven criterion variables (marital adjustment and communication and certain aspects of problem-solving behavior). Positive gains shown by the experimental couples in the subjective measures were maintained for an entire year following MEP. It was concluded that the program succeeded in meeting both its short- and long-term goals, thus representing a most promising preventative strategy to modern couple living.
基于萨格尔夫妻功能契约模型的一项新的婚姻充实计划（MEP）的短期和长期效果，使用自我评估量表（DAS、MCI）和行为量表（MICS）进行了评估。夫妻被随机分配到无治疗对照组或为期20小时的MEP组。在实验期间，对两组的婚姻功能评估在预测试、中测试、后测试和随访1（计划完成后两个月）时反复进行。对实验夫妻在MEP结束一年后进行了第二次随访。七个标准变量中的五个（婚姻调适与沟通以及问题解决行为的某些方面）获得了显著结果。实验夫妻在主观测量中显示的积极收获在MEP之后的一整年中得以维持。得出的结论是，该计划成功实现了其短期和长期目标，因此代表了一种对现代夫妻生活最有前景的预防策略。
