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Essay / The effects of a romantic relationship on studying...
Romantic relationships evolve steadily over the years, as students tend to have different perspectives on the subject and share different values about its importance in their lives. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, female college students were observed to correlate with their romantic relationships. Studies have shown that peer culture established an ethos for women that emphasized romantic relationships with men as a major means of self-esteem and prestige (Gilmartin, 2005). As studies show, romantic relationships have been of great value and priority since the late 1970s and early 1980s for women. Being perceived as (straight) sexually attractive and having a “high-ranking boyfriend elevates a young woman's standing among her classmates, meaning that schoolwork and friendship are pushed aside (Gilmartin, 2005 ). This statement alone gives rise to the need to conduct a study on this issue since this article proves that there can indeed be a correlation between being in a relationship and academic performance. Because women care less about their course load, they are at a disadvantage when it comes to being offered the opportunity to develop the knowledge necessary to propel them toward their optimal career advancement (Gilmartin, 2005). Previous findings have indicated that single men and women experience higher levels of mental instability, such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, adjustment problems, and other forms of distress. psychological (Braithwaite, SR, Delevi, R. and Fincham, FD, 2010). ).Research shows that there are various factors that can add stress to a relationship. Being in an intimate relationship is not just a problem for a particular culture or context; it's so...... middle of paper ......Maguire, KC and Kinney, TA (2010). When distance is problematic: communication, adaptation and relational satisfaction in the long-distance romantic relationships of female students. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 38(1), 27-46. doi:10.1080/00909880903483573 Pistole, M., Roberts, A., & Chapman, M. L. (2010). Attachment, relationship maintenance, and stress in long-distance and geographically close romantic relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relations, 27(4), 535-552. doi:10.1177/0265407510363427Quatman, T.M., Sampson, K., Robinson, C., & Watson, C.M. (2001). Academic, motivational, and emotional correlates of adolescent dating. Monographs in Genetic, Social and General Psychology, 127(2), 211-233. Zeidner, M. (1992) Sources of academic stress: the case of Jewish and Arab first-year students in Israel. Higher education ,24(1), 25–40.