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An Exploration Of The Coping Strategies In Female Counseling Doctoral Students' Marriages, Jung H. Hyun
An Exploration Of The Coping Strategies In Female Counseling Doctoral Students' Marriages, Jung H. Hyun
Counseling and Psychological Services Dissertations
The growing literature on the impact of doctoral programs on marriages has identified four major areas of concern: financial difficulties, change of lifestyle, lack of time, and communication issues (Bergen & Bergen, 1978; Cao, 2001; Giles, 1983; Middleton, 2001; Norton, Thomas, Morgan, Tilley, & Dickins, 1998; Williams, 1977). In addition, Looney, Harding, Blotcky and Branhart (1980) found that psychotherapists were more likely to have marital discord and failure in their marriages than in the general population. Moreover, studies have shown that female doctoral students reported more stress compared to male students (Mallinckrodt, Leong, & Kralj, 1989). With the recognition that …