Abstract
Abstract In a questionnaire study of 56 couples in which one or both spouses was a teacher with a long summer vacation, couples high on school year measures of potential for problems (values differences, physical violence when angry, disrespect) had higher levels of general tension during the summer the more they were in contact. Couples low in potential for problems had lower levels of general tension during the summer the more they were in contact. Apparently one can predict with some accuracy how a relationship system will operate when there is opportunity for great togetherness. The findings are of relevance in counseling couples claiming to desire greater togetherness and in counseling couples experiencing greater togetherness due to vocation, retirement, reduction in employment, or illness.
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