Exploring The Influence of Premarital Counseling on Long-Term Marital Satisfaction: A Comprehensive Literature Review of Psychological, Emotional, And Relational Outcomes

The aim of this literature review is to evaluate how premarital counseling can influence marital satisfaction among couples. This literature review contains sixteen research articles which focus on various aspects of premarital counseling. The researcher chose these articles because of the articles’ findings about how premarital counseling is important for couples who are looking to marry. The findings of this literature review show that premarital counseling is important for marital satisfaction in a variety of ways. Premarital counseling helps couples communicate better, understand sexual relationships, and accomplish conflict resolution. Additionally, premarital counseling allows for couples to set goals regarding finances and family. There are many factors which contribute to whether premarital counseling is accessible and helpful, which are also evaluated in this review. This review advocates for premarital counseling for higher levels of marital satisfaction.