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- Title
A Comparison of Women in Lesbian and Heterosexual Dual-Income Couples: Communication and Conflict.
- Authors
Brashier, Elizabeth; Hughes, Jennifer L.; Cook, Rachel E.
- Abstract
In light of the current dual-income literature, we examined whether lesbians in dual-income relationships would experience (a) greater domestic communication, (b) greater social support from their partners, (c) less work-family conflict, and (d) less family-work conflict than heterosexual women in dual-income relationships. A sample of 132 heterosexual and 112 lesbian women completed a paper survey about domestic communication, social support, work-family conflict, and familywork conflict. Lesbian women in dual-income couples experienced greater domestic communication, t(234) = 4.119, p < .021, d = 0.62 and greater social support, t(239) = 6.082, p = .001, d = 0.79 than heterosexual women in dual-income couples. Our hypotheses involving work-family and familywork conflict were not supported. These findings could be relevant for therapists working with lesbian couples because they could emphasize possible strengths in their relationships.
- Subjects
DUAL-career families; EMPLOYMENT of gay people; LESBIANS; SOCIAL support; HETEROSEXUAL women; CULTURAL movements; UNITED States. Defense of Marriage Act
- Publication
Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 2013, Vol 18, Issue 4, p170
- ISSN
2164-8204
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24839/2164-8204.JN18.4.170