Gender and Fairness: Marital Satisfaction in Two-Earner Couples

Wilkie, Jane Riblett; Ferree, Myra Marx; Ratcliff, Kathryn Strother

doi:10.2307/353530

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“…In addition, some researchers have turned their research attention to the question of whether the relation between the division of household labor and well-being depends on the perception of fairness and personal preference (Wilkie et al 1998). Future research could elaborate more on cultural differences in satisfaction, in perception of fairness in gender equality, and in the relation of these variables with actual behavior division in the household.…”

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Cultural and Gender Differences in Gender-Role Beliefs, Sharing Household Task and Child-Care Responsibilities, and Well-Being Among Immigrants and Majority Members in The Netherlands

Vijver

2007

Sex Roles

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The nature and size of culture and gender differences in gender-role beliefs, sharing behavior, and well-being were examined in five cultural groups in The Netherlands (1,104 Dutch mainstreamers, 249 Turkish-, 200 Moroccan-, 126 Surinamese-, and 94 AntilleanDutch). Acculturative changes in gender-role beliefs and sharing behavior in the immigrant groups were also addressed. It was shown that more egalitarian gender-role beliefs and more sharing were associated with more wellbeing in all culture and gender groups. Cultural differences were larger for gender-role beliefs than for sharing behavior. Age, educational level, and employment accounted for half of the cultural differences in gender-role beliefs and well-being, but not in household-task and childcare behavior. First-generation immigrants reported more traditional gender-role beliefs than did second-generation immigrants.

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Cultural and Gender Differences in Gender-Role Beliefs, Sharing Household Task and Child-Care Responsibilities, and Well-Being Among Immigrants and Majority Members in The Netherlands

Vijver

2007

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“…Intimacy strengthens emotional skills and emotion expression ability (Cordova, Gee, & Warren, 2005). Empathy as one of these abilities helps the couples to share their feelings and improve their understanding which in turn increases marital satisfaction (Cordova et al, 2005;Kilpatrick et al, 2002;Wilkie, Ferree, & Ratcliff, 1998). Conversely, fear of intimacy by weakening the emotional abilities such as empathy, decreases marital satisfaction.…”

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“…They also are not willing to satisfy other's needs and demands. Empathy is a determinant factor in relational satisfaction (Wilkie et al, 1998). Therefore, insecure attachment decreases marital satisfaction through undermining empathy.…”

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The Moderating Role of Attachment Styles on the Relationship of Alexithymia and Fear of Intimacy with Marital Satisfaction

Beshārat¹,

Naghshineh²,

Ganji³

et al. 2014

IJPS

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Attachment styles, alexithymia, and fear of intimacy are considered to be detrimental to degree of satisfaction within the couples relationships. The present study aimed to investigate the moderating role of attachment styles on the relationship of alexithymia and fear of intimacy with marital satisfaction in a sample of Iranian students. Participants (313 males, 375 females) filled the Adult Attachment Inventory (AAI), the Farsi version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (FTAS-20), Fear of Intimacy Scale (FIS), and the Golombok Rust Inventory of Marital State Questionnaire (GRIMS). Secure attachment style showed a significant positive association with marital satisfaction, while insecure attachment styles as well as fear of intimacy and alexithymia showed significant negative associations with marital satisfaction. The relationship between fear of intimacy and marital satisfaction was moderated by secure and avoidant attachment styles. The results revealed that only avoidant attachment style could moderate the relationship between alexithymia and marital satisfaction. Results of the present study suggest that the relationship of alexithymia and fear of intimacy with marital satisfaction is not a simple linear one. This is moderated in part by attachment styles. Hence, secure and insecure attachment characteristics may have significant influence in marital relationship in opposite directions.

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“…Given the consequences of perceived fairness for individual well-being and marital outcomes (Claffey & Manning, 2010;Lively, 2010;Piña & Bengston, 1993;Suitor, 1991;Wilkie et al, 1998), this issue seems an important topic of the research agenda on the household division of labor.…”

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Perceived Fairness and Satisfaction with the Division of Housework Among Dual-Earner Couples in Italy

Carriero¹

2011

Marriage & Family Review

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Gender and Fairness: Marital Satisfaction in Two-Earner Couples

Cited by 197 publications

References 54 publications

Cultural and Gender Differences in Gender-Role Beliefs, Sharing Household Task and Child-Care Responsibilities, and Well-Being Among Immigrants and Majority Members in The Netherlands

Cultural and Gender Differences in Gender-Role Beliefs, Sharing Household Task and Child-Care Responsibilities, and Well-Being Among Immigrants and Majority Members in The Netherlands

The Moderating Role of Attachment Styles on the Relationship of Alexithymia and Fear of Intimacy with Marital Satisfaction

Perceived Fairness and Satisfaction with the Division of Housework Among Dual-Earner Couples in Italy

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