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Abstract
To examine the current and potential future impact of formal and informal resources to enhance romantic relationships, 1,160 individuals were surveyed. When asked about resources previously used, participants reported that numerous forms of relationship help, including talking to a friend/coworker/family member, an individual therapist, and reading self-help materials had a larger impact than attending couple therapy. When asked about potential resources they would be likely to use in the future for relationship problems, participants indicated a strong preference for online self-help resources that included detailed feedback paired with a comprehensive, structured program. Implications for future development and dissemination are discussed.
Notes
1. This program provides statistics on the trends of specific search terms and those most related to each term. From these data, we were able to discover the most popular search terms in the United States related to relationship help seeking. Then, the most highly searched terms were entered into a standard search bar to determine the most popular relationship-focused websites currently available. From the list of most popular relationship-focused websites on the web, we used another program: siteanalytics.compete.com. This site provides data on the number of visits to specific websites over time. So, for example, we could find out that talkaboutmarriage.com received nearly 40,000 unique visits in July 2010.