What Happens Abroad Stays Abroad? Going on a Student Exchange While Being in a Committed Relationship.

Autor(en)
Bettina Baldt, Ulrike Sirsch
Abstrakt

While substantial research focuses on genuine long-distance relationships, there is a lack of studies dealing with temporary long-distance relationships due to studies abroad. The present study with Austrian students tried to uncover differences between couples who terminated versus those who sustained their relationship during the exchange period. Participants (N = 119, 73.9% females, M-age = 24 years) were asked about perceived changes in the relationship due to their exchange experience, which they mainly spent abroad in Europe. Couples sustaining their relationship had more in-person contact. Thus, visits are essential for maintaining long-distance relationships during time abroad. In addition, participants still in their relationship after the exchange noticed different effects of changes on their relationship than did couples who separated.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Philosophie, Institut für Systematische Theologie und Ethik, Institut für Psychologie der Entwicklung und Bildung
Journal
Journal of International Students
Band
10
Seiten
1-16
Anzahl der Seiten
16
ISSN
2162-3104
DOI
https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v0i0.1047
Publikationsdatum
04-2019
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
501005 Entwicklungspsychologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Education
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/what-happens-abroad-stays-abroad-going-on-a-student-exchange-while-being-in-a-committed-relationship(f556b801-781f-47e3-bd3b-3717f2652044).html