Marital Adjustment of Graduate Student Couples.

McRoy, Sue; Fisher, Virginia L.

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Publication Date: 1982-Jan

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Marital Adjustment of Graduate Student Couples.

McRoy, Sue; Fisher, Virginia L.

Family Relations, v31 n1 p37-41 Jan 1982

Comparisons of graduate student couples indicated lower levels of marital adjustment (consensus and affection) for couples where only the husband was a student. Suggests variables other than student status may relate to marital adjustment. When only the wife was a student, family income was higher and couples were older. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cohort Analysis, Counseling Services, Economic Factors, Emotional Adjustment, Family Problems, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Marital Instability, Married Students, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences, Stress Variables

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