Relation between Sex-Role Orientation and Marital Satisfaction

Zammichieli, Maria E.; Gilroy, Faith D.; Sherman, Martin F.

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“…Consistent with previous research (e.g., Davidson & Sollie, 1987;Helms et al, 2006;Zammichieli et al, 1988) couples in the Androgynous Profile reported higher levels of marital satisfaction compared with couples in the Undifferentiated Profile. However, couples in the Androgynous Profile were not more satisfied than the couples in the Mismatched Profile in which only one partner, specifically wives, were androgynous.…”

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Gender-typed attributes and marital satisfaction among Mexican immigrant couples: A latent profile approach.

Wood¹,

Helms²,

Supple³

et al. 2015

Journal of Family Psychology

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Informed by socioecological and dyadic approaches to understanding marriage, the current study examined the patterning of gender-typed attributes among 120 Mexican immigrant opposite sex couples and the subsequent links with spouses' reports of marital satisfaction. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify typologies of couples based on spouses' self-reported masculine and feminine attributes. Three couple profiles were identified: (a) Androgynous Couples, (b) Undifferentiated Couples, and (c) Mismatched Couples. Results from a mixed model ANCOVA showed profile differences in couples' marital satisfaction based on profile membership, suggesting that spouses in the Undifferentiated Profile were the least satisfied. Findings illustrate a lack of gender-typing at the individual and couple levels that challenge stereotypical and patriarchal depictions of Latino marital relationships and propose a more complex understanding of Mexican-origin spouses' gender-typed attributes than has yet been portrayed in the literature. The finding that couples with 1 androgynous partner (i.e., wives in the Mismatched Profile) reported similar levels of marital satisfaction to couples in the Androgynous Profile offers additional insights regarding how these qualities operate under the unique socioecological niches that Mexican immigrant couples inhabit-contexts that may place demands on spouses that challenge gendered and culturally bound depictions of marriage.

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Section: Links With Empirical and Theoretical Literaturesupporting

confidence: 90%

Gender-typed attributes and marital satisfaction among Mexican immigrant couples: A latent profile approach.

Wood¹,

Helms²,

Supple³

et al. 2015

Journal of Family Psychology

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“…A careful inspection of correlational studies linking self-perceived masculinity, femininity, and marital satisfaction reveals the presence of three types of results. First, for both husbands and wives, high levels of masculinity and femininity are associated with high levels of self-reported marital satisfaction (Cooper et al, 1985;Langis, Mathieu, & Sabourin, 1991;Murstein & Williams, 1983;Zammichieli, Gilroy, & Sherman, 1988). The results of a longitudinal study also support the value of the androgynous model (Bentler & Newcomb, 1978).…”

Section: Masculinity and Femininity's Relationship With Marital Satismentioning

confidence: 78%

Masculinity, Femininity, and Marital Satisfaction: An Examination of Theoretical Models

Langis

Sabourin

Lussier

et al. 1994

Journal of Personality

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This study sought to investigate the relationship between masculinity, femininity, and marital satisfaction. A number of polynomial multiple regression analyses were performed in an effort to determine the validity of six theoretical models linking sex roles to marital satisfaction. These are the femininity model, masculinity model, sex-typed model, additive androgynous model, interactive androgynous model, and curvilinear model. The sample was composed of 117 couples who completed the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (Bem, 1974) and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier, 1976). For men, the results showed that marital satisfaction was related to (a) their self-described levels of femininity and masculinity, (b) the level of self-described femininity of their wives, and (c) the presence of feminine qualities as well as a limited optimal level of masculine qualities which they perceived in their wives. For women, marital satisfaction was associated with (a) the number of self-described feminine qualities and (b) the level of masculinity, as well as an optimal level of femininity, which they perceived in their husbands. Furthermore, small actual-ideal discrepancies in levels of masculinity and femininity ascribed to partners constituted reliable predictors of marital satisfaction for both men and women.

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“…The rationale for this hypothesis is that androgynous spouses have a broader range of social skills and competencies than individuals who score high in only one domain. In support of this view are several cross-sectional studies showing that, for both husbands and wives, androgynous personal-social attributes are associated with self-reports of marital satisfaction (Antill, 1983;Murstein & Williams, 1985;Zammichieli, Gilroy, & Sherman, 1988). …”

Section: Androgyny Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 92%

Spouses’ gender-typed attributes and their links with marital quality: A pattern analytic approach

Helms

Proulx

Klute

et al. 2006

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Using data from interviews with 194 midlife couples, we: (i) identified a typology of couple groups based on spouses’ gender-typed attributes; (ii) described couple groups in terms of individual, contextual, and attitudinal characteristics; and (iii) linked couple groups with emotional, cognitive, and behavioral qualities of marriage across 3 years. Four couple types that differed in spouses’ instrumental and expressive attributes were identified and replicated via cluster analysis. Gender-typed wives/extreme gender-typed-husband couples reported significantly lower levels of marital quality across the 3 years. Underscoring the importance of a dyadic approach, the research identifies common couple configurations based on spouses’ gender-typed attributes, identifies couples with lower marital quality, and offers insights into personal-social attributes that may be protective in marriage.

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Relation between Sex-Role Orientation and Marital Satisfaction

Cited by 27 publications

References 23 publications

Gender-typed attributes and marital satisfaction among Mexican immigrant couples: A latent profile approach.

Gender-typed attributes and marital satisfaction among Mexican immigrant couples: A latent profile approach.

Masculinity, Femininity, and Marital Satisfaction: An Examination of Theoretical Models

Spouses’ gender-typed attributes and their links with marital quality: A pattern analytic approach

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