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Topic Started: Aug 15 2011, 02:55 AM (163 Views)
Daiyi
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Does a Spouse Slow You Down? Marriage and Graduate Student Outcomes

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Using data on 11,000 graduate students from 100 departments over a 20 year period, I test whether graduate student outcomes (graduation rates, time to degree, publication success, and initial job placement) differ based on a student’s gender and marital status. I find that married men have better outcomes across every measure than single men. Married women do no worse than single women on any measure and actually have more publishing success and complete their degree in less time. The outcomes of cohabiting students generally fall between those of single and married students.

Curious.

I DON'T KNOW, GUYS. I feel pretty excellent when I'm in relationships (...for the most part? For the middle part? xD ) but IT DOES GET DISTRACTING T^T

Comments/thoughts/stories?

(Also, my friends starting to getting married makes me feel old. AND I'M YOUNG COMPARED TO MOST OF YOU. O_O)

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Psycho Werekitsune
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Methinks this belongs in srs dizcushinz.

I've been hearing about studies like this for a while; apparently married couples in continuing education tend to do better in school than singles, or even people in a pre-marital relationship. I guess it has something to do with people starting a family and assuming more responsibilities, therefore, growing up a little and learning to take life a bit more seriously. Of course, this doesn't mean that anyone who's married/has kids is automatically an adult, on the contrary, they can sometimes be very bad parents.

But I'm getting off topic, it's pretty interesting. I think I'll take a look at the full article later.
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-Havoc the Tenrec-
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I don't know, I guess when I was in a relationship I felt more motivated to do stuff. At the same time my wallet shrank, lol.
Seeing friends get married actually makes me feel depressed, even people I've known much younger than me are getting married now.
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