Research Study Validates PAIRS Lasting Impact; Highest Level of Client Satisfaction : FatherhoodChannel

PAIRS Foundation Logo — Six month follow-up results from 996 recent participants in PAIRS brief (9-12 hours) relationship skills training classes validate significant benefits and the highest levels of client satisfaction.

In October 2006, the nonprofit PAIRS Foundation began an exhaustive multi-year evaluation of the impact of relationship skills training classes. Participants include a highly diverse pool of men and women in all stages of relationship who attended brief classes (9 – 12 hours) in English and Spanish delivered by PAIRS Foundation’s instructors in South Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties).

The ongoing research is being conducted as part of a multi-year demonstration project grant-funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

One aspect of the study includes measuring key elements of relationship satisfaction prior to beginning PAIRS classes and again six months later. Follow-up assessments from 996 recent participants validate significant relationship benefits and the highest levels of client satisfaction.

Highlights, illustrated on the charts below, include:

77% of participants reported some or much improvement in their communication with their partner;
77% reported much or some improvement in regularly sharing appreciations with their partner;
73% reported much or some improvement in their ability to resolve conflicts constructively;
68% reported much or some improvement in their physical intimacy;
72% reported much or some improvement in their ability to confide emotions;
80% reported much or some improvement in the overall quality of their relationship;
90% reported interest in participating in additional PAIRS classes;
99% said that as a result of their personal experience, they would recommend PAIRS to others.


6 Areas of Their Relationship
Communication	77%	Much or Some Improvement
Sharing Appreciations	77%	Much or Some Improvement
Conflict Resolution	73%	Much or Some Improvement
Physical Intimacy	68%	Much or Some Improvement
Emotional Intimacy	72%	Much or Some Improvement
Overall Relationship	80%	Much or Some Improvement