Galena Rhoades-Vegas
Experts Speak
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2m 29s
Dr. Galena Rhoades— one of the lead researchers for the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia study, “Before ‘I Do’ What Do Premarital Experiences Have to Do with Marital Quality Among Today's Young Adults?”─ discusses the study's results.
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