Research - Love Thinks

Research Resources

Love Thinks Research Resources

To review all of the research on Love Thinks empirically validated programs please visit the research page on your specific program of interest. Also, below you will find a research booklet that provides a brief research overview of all of the Love Thinks programs. The second link is a research overview of the Relationship Attachment Model® (RAM).

A WEBINAR hosted by Public Strategies in conjunction with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE). John Van Epp, Ph.D. presents a Review of the Research and Its Practical Application to Relationship Formation and the Security of Commitment (90 minutes long).

J. Scott Crapo, Kay Bradford & Brian J. Higginbotham (2019): Preliminary Evaluation of the Couple LINKS Program, Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy Couple LINKS research

Department of Workforce Services and USU Executive Summary (2020). PICK & Couple LINKS research

Van Epp, J.C. and Cutlip, M.C. (2015). The Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) Programs. in Evidence-Based Approaches to Relationship and Marriage Education. chapter on PICK and LINKS

Bradford, K., Stewart, J.W., Pfister, R., and Higginbotham, B. (2016): Avoiding Falling for a Jerk(ette): Effectiveness of the Premarital Interpersonal Choices and Knowledge Program Among Emerging Adults. PICK research

Bradford, K., et al. (2019). “I don’t want to make the same mistakes.”Relationship Education among Low Income Single Adults. Family Relations. PICK research

Miller, J.A., et al. (2019). Relationship Beliefs Patterns Among Relationship Education Particpants of Different Venues. Family Relations. PICK research

Goodey, S., Spuhler, B., Bradford, K. (2019). Relationship education among incarcerated populations. Marriage and Family Review. (includes the PICK course).

Cutlip, M.C. and Van Epp, J.C. (2016). Our Home Runs Research Paper. Our Home Runs research

Turner, et al. Fatherhood Education with Latino Fathers: A Mixed Method Evaluation (2020). Home Run Dads Research Study

Turner, et al. Determinants of Paternal Subjective Well-being through Fatherhood Education (2021). Home Run Dads Research