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Peer reviewedMitchell, Laurie; Sadberry, Lonnie; Poats, Lillian B. – National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal, 1998
Examines the independent and/or combined effects of doctoral students' gender, age, ethnicity, and marital, academic and enrollment status on their coping abilities. The Hope Index scale was administered to 140 randomly selected doctoral students. Results reveal that gender and age had a combination effect on the coping abilities of doctoral…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Coping, Doctoral Programs, Ethnicity
Comfort, Helen Courtney – 1981
Midlife transition is a potentially problematic time for all women, but especially for those who are unmarried, relatively less well-educated, and who do not reside in urban areas. Some studies suggest that unmarried women have more difficulty in identity formation and acceptance of their role by society. Married women whose children are nearly…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Coping, Developmental Stages, Educational Attainment
