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Giles, Francine – 1983
Stresses which accompany graduate education are often a source of marital conflict and disruption for students and their families. To investigate the effects of the graduate experience on intra- and inter-family relationships among married doctoral student couples, and to discover how these students cope with the dual student/spouse role, 16…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Family Life, Graduate Students, Higher Education