2012
DOI: 10.1177/0192513x12463185
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Marital Commitment and Perceptions of Fairness in Household Chores

Abstract: We examine how three types of marital commitment-personal, structural, and moral-are associated with perceptions of fairness in chores (N = 1,839 married couples or 3,678 spouses). Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, we find distinct relationships by type of marital commitment and gender. For personal commitment, both actor and partner effects were positively associated with wives' perceived fairness of chores, with actor effects more influential to perceptions of fairness for wives versus husbands.… Show more

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“…For example, in a study of dual-income lawyers, men were more likely to perceive the distribution of tasks as unfair for their spouse when their spouse was doing the majority of the housework, whereas women were more likely to perceive the distribution of tasks as unfair for themselves, regardless of how much time was spent on the tasks relative to their spouse (Young, Wallace, & Polachek, 2013). In contrast, women are more likely to report fairness in the division of chores if their own or their husbands’ personal commitment is higher (Tang & Curran, 2013), which suggests that the division of labor is as much an emotional arrangement as it is a practical one. Therefore, the decline in marital satisfaction after the transition to motherhood can be partly attributed to perceptions of unfairness in the division of labor (Dew & Wilcox, 2011; Milkie, Bianchi, Mattingley, & Robinson, 2002; Wilkee, Ferree, & Radcliff, 1998).…”
Section: Division Of Labor Satisfaction and Sexualitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, in a study of dual-income lawyers, men were more likely to perceive the distribution of tasks as unfair for their spouse when their spouse was doing the majority of the housework, whereas women were more likely to perceive the distribution of tasks as unfair for themselves, regardless of how much time was spent on the tasks relative to their spouse (Young, Wallace, & Polachek, 2013). In contrast, women are more likely to report fairness in the division of chores if their own or their husbands’ personal commitment is higher (Tang & Curran, 2013), which suggests that the division of labor is as much an emotional arrangement as it is a practical one. Therefore, the decline in marital satisfaction after the transition to motherhood can be partly attributed to perceptions of unfairness in the division of labor (Dew & Wilcox, 2011; Milkie, Bianchi, Mattingley, & Robinson, 2002; Wilkee, Ferree, & Radcliff, 1998).…”
Section: Division Of Labor Satisfaction and Sexualitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Další studie ukazují, že v nesezdaných párech je rozdělení domácí práce častěji předmětem konfliktů než v párech manželských [van der Lippe, Voorpostel, Hewitt 2014]. Vzhledem k tomu, že nespokojenost s rozdělením domácí práce snižuje celkovou spokojenost s rodinným životem a partnerským vztahem [Coltrane 2000;Lennon, Rosenfield 1994;Tang, Curran 2013], na vyšší nespokojenost s dělbou práce v rodině může poukazovat skutečnost, že v České republice jsou nesezdaní celkově méně spokojení než lidé žijící v manželství [Hamplová 2006].…”
Section: Hodnocení Spravedlnosti Rozdělení Domácí Práce a Partnerský unclassified
“…However, equality research has come under scrutiny in that it does not accurately account for contributions of both parties in heterosexual relationships (Klewer, 2011;Tang & Curran, 2013). Equity theory offers a different conceptualization, describing the perception that although each relational partner may contribute different time and resources to the relationship, both parties feel they are receiving as much (although not always in same kind) as they are contributing (Dainton & Gross, 2008;Lively, Steelman, & Powell, 2010).…”
Section: Equity Theory and The Division Of Domestic Labormentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Still, equity theorists argue that individual partners will have a unique perception of equity, regardless of how members of the dyad share tasks in their relationship (Lennon & Rosenfeld, 1994). In addition, concern for obtaining equity has an effect on the individual's perception of relationship satisfaction (Alberts et al, 2011;Dainton, 2003;Mikula, Riederer, & Bodi, 2012), marital commitment (Tang & Curran, 2013), and may predict the mechanism by which couples engage in conflict (Bippus, Boren, & Worsham, 2008).…”
Section: Equity Theory and The Division Of Domestic Labormentioning
confidence: 99%