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== Causes of divorce and lowering the divorce rate ==

== Causes of divorce and lowering the divorce rate ==

''See also:'' [[Causes of divorce]] and [[Personality disorders and divorce]] and [[Histrionic personality disorder and divorce]] and [[Paranoid personality disorder and divorce]]

''See also:'' [[Causes of divorce]]  

The abstract for the journal article ''Personality Disorder Symptoms Are Differentially Related to Divorce Frequency'' states:

The abstract for the journal article ''Personality Disorder Symptoms Are Differentially Related to Divorce Frequency'' states:

Alarmed at high rates of divorce within the Christian community, the Family Research Council tried to reverse that trend.  They found that 85 percent of Christian couples either had no premarital counseling or only met once with their pastor.  Considering this to be unacceptable, they put together programs that require a minimum of 4 months premarital preparation including the taking of a premarital inventory and meeting with mentor couples.  This caused divorce rates to drop by 30% to 50% for those couples who adhered to the program.<ref>''Southern California Christian Times'', Feb 2000, Pg 14</ref>

Alarmed at high rates of divorce within the Christian community, the Family Research Council tried to reverse that trend.  They found that 85 percent of Christian couples either had no premarital counseling or only met once with their pastor.  Considering this to be unacceptable, they put together programs that require a minimum of 4 months premarital preparation including the taking of a premarital inventory and meeting with mentor couples.  This caused divorce rates to drop by 30% to 50% for those couples who adhered to the program.<ref>''Southern California Christian Times'', Feb 2000, Pg 14</ref>

=== Poor communication/interpersonal skills and divorce ===

=== Poor communication/interpersonal skills and divorce ===