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of dual-career couples in student affairs and bigher education,wbile not nen,continues to be a growing phenomenon.These dual-career relationships present bothprofessional and personal challenges and require regular adjustments.The autborsdiscuss these challenges and adjustments from both a theoretical and an experientialperspective.  \nDual-career couples in student affairs,as in other professions,are becomingincreasingly prevalent(Creamer,2000).Presenting both professional andpersonal challenges,dual-career relationships require regular adjustments.Astinand Milem(1997)examined employment and career patterns and the stressesexperienced by dual-career couples in higher education,and they discussed theevolution of dual careers and the interrelationship of professional and personaladjustments.One noteworthy finding was that dual-career couples with acommon academic discipline reported less stress and more satisfaction in theirprofessional and personal lives.  \nDual-career couples with a common academic discipline are a growingpresence in higher education.Creamer(2000)has noted,for example,that 35%of full-time higher education faculty members have a spouse or partner in thesame profession.As a dual-career couple sharing a common academicdiscipline (counseling psychology and student affairs),we describe in this paperthe challenges and adjustments of dual-career heterosexual relationships from adevelopmental perspective and discuss such relationships from both areflective (experiential)and a theoretical basis.We propose that heterosexualdual-career relationships develop in a three-stage process across the lifespan,and that the stages-exploration,adaptation,and resolution -are interwovenwith career development and personal development.  \nFor purposes of this paper,we have used Cron’s(2001)definition that a dual-career relationship is\"present when each spouse is pursuing a career that(a)demands a high level of personal commitment,(b)requires a constant updatingof knowledge,and (c)has a component of upward mobility”(p.18).We have  \nGREER,POE  \nfocused our discussion on dual-career,heterosexual marriages,though,ofcourse,many of the issues are relevant in other dual-career relationships.(SeeMiller and Skeen,1997,for an excellent discussion of dual-career issuesrelevant to unmarried and to gay and lesbian couples.)  \nAs a further caveat,it should be noted that basing even tentative hypothesesabout dual-career marriages on the imited experiences of a few couples isproblematic;there are so many situational determinants that affectrelationships that controlling for all potentially relevant variables is virtuallyimpossible.Therefore,our model should be recognized as being in anembryonic stage.Also,we describe the stages from the perspective of our 31-year marriage;we met and married in graduate school and thus embarked onboth marriage and careers at the same time.Couples formed after the partners'careers are established or those whose marriages (and,perhaps,children)comelong before both partners commit themselves to careers,clearly will havedifferent developmental experiences from those we describe.  \nTheoretical Model  \nOur model may also have limited applicability to dual-job relationships whereboth partners are employed,but only one has a “career.”Our proposedtheoretical model involves the stage of exploration,adaptation,and resolution.  \nExploration  \nIn our theoretical conceptualization,the exploration stage of dual-careermarriages involves both partners in clarifying their individual and shared goalsand values,and it requires regular employment of negotiation skills to resolvedifferences and conflicts.Reported sources of tension include initial jobseeking strategies and decisions,the irregular and on-call hours often requiredof student affairs professionals,and the question of whether to have children.Partners seek to de","cbCaiobCU9CGbgrB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiobCU9CGbgrB","pdf",1641857,"English","# The Concept of Dual-Career Couples\n## Professional and Personal Challenges\n# Three-Stage Developmental Model\n## Exploration\n## Adaptation\n## Resolution\n# Theoretical Framework and Limitations","[{\"question\":\"What definition of a dual-career relationship is used in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper relies on Cron’s (2001) definition, describing a dual-career relationship when each spouse pursues a demanding career requiring constant updating and upward mobility.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the paper propose a three-stage developmental process?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that heterosexual dual-career relationships develop across the lifespan through exploration, adaptation, and resolution, which are interwoven with both career and personal development.\"},{\"question\":\"What issues are highlighted in the exploration stage?\",\"answer\":\"Exploration involves clarifying shared and individual goals and values and using negotiation skills to resolve conflicts, including job-seeking 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