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- Title
Gender Differences in the Psychological Impact of the Dual-Income Lifestyle.
- Authors
Cook, Rachel E.; Brashier, Elizabeth; Hughes, Jennifer L.
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences in role overload, stress, and marital satisfaction in dual-income couples and to measure how these differences change over time. We expected that wives would report lower marital satisfaction and higher role overload and stress than husbands. Further, we expected that age would contribute to differences in marital satisfaction, with older adults being more satisfied than young or middle-aged adults. Married, employed men and women (N = 314) completed our survey. Women reported higher role overload and stress than men. Participants in later adulthood were more satisfied in their marriages than early or middle adults. Our study updates the literature on the examined variables and communicates the importance of egalitarianism in marriage.
- Subjects
GENDER differences (Psychology); DUAL-career families; MARITAL satisfaction; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; EQUALITY
- Publication
Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 2011, Vol 16, Issue 3, p129
- ISSN
1089-4136
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24839/1089-4136.JN16.3.129