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The Dual-Career Couple: Constraints and Supports
Jane Hopkins,Priscilla White +1 more
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In this paper, the authors make an attempt to sensitize family practitioners to some of the problematic aspects of the dual-career life-style and make suggestions for strategies practitioners can use to assist dualcareer families in coping effectively with the constraints and problems of their life style.Abstract:
The dual-career family is an emergent family form in our society that offers new sources of satisfaction. A t the same time, the dual-career life-style also presents new types of problems for families. This articles is an attempt to sensitize family practitioners to some of the problematic aspects of the dual-career life-style. Suggestions are made for strategies practitioners can use to assist dual-career families in coping effectively with the constraints and problems of their life-style.read more
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Role Strain and Depression in Two-Job Families.
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Dual-Career Family Stress and Coping: A Literature Review.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the literature concerning dual-career family stress and coping and summarized the coping patterns employed by couples in managing the stress, finding that most participants defined their lifestyle positively and that achieving a balance between the advantages and disadvantages of the lifestyle appears to be the overriding concern of most dualcareer couples.
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Dual-Career Couples Who Live Apart: Two Types.
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Dual-Career Couples' Career Transitions and Normative Dilemmas A Preliminary Assessment Model
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Enhancing coping behaviors in at-risk populations: The effects of time-management instruction and social support in women from dual-earner families.
TL;DR: In this article, the differential effects of time management training and social support on modification of stress-producing behaviors were evaluated in fifty-six women from dual-earner families, who were randomly assigned to either time management plus group support, time management only, group support only, or a delayed-treatment control condition.
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