Spending Time Together—Changes Over Four Decades in Leisure Time Spent with a Spouse

An empirical investigation into the time-use and activity patterns of dual-earner couples with and without young children

“…The largest time investment decrease due to the presence of a young child is in in-home physical activity, followed by out-of-home recreational activity and maintenance activity. There are also substantial (and statistically significant) decreases in time investments in out-of-home social, in-home recreational, out-of-home physical, and out-of-home eat activities, clearly demonstrating time poverty effects in the presence of young children as in earlier studies (Nomaguchi, 2009, Voorpostel et al, 2010. The lower (and statistically insignificant) elasticity for travel activity is likely a result of increased travel for out-of-home child-care activities (such as dropping and picking up children at day care centers) and shopping activities, making up for some of the reduction in other out-of-home activities.…”

“…Voorpostel et al (2010) specifically looked at joint leisure time trends of spouses over the past forty years, observing that, while the lives of individuals may have become busier, spouses do spend more of their social time in each other's company now than in the past. However, they also noted a decreased percentage of leisure time spent in the company of a spouse for dual-earner households compared to single-earner households.…”

Las dietas mediáticas de los españoles. Estudio a través de los usos del tiempo en 2009-2010

“…En contra de las tesis de la individualización en el uso de los medios, Westerik, Konig y Huysmans (2007) y Voorpostel et al (2010) subrayan la relevancia de la estructura del hogar en la determinación del total de tiempo mediático. Se evidencia la capacidad de los budget time para la observación de la relación de la sociedad con los medios de comunicación.…”

Typology of Weekend Time Use and Time Use Satisfaction of Married Working Men with a Preschool Child in Korea

“…주말은 남편들이 부인과 함께 가사노동을 분담 하고(K. , 함께 외출을 하거나 여가활동 을 즐기는 시간으로 사용될 수 있다(K. Lee et al, 1995; Y. Lee et al, 2012;M. Voorpostel, T. Lippe, & J. Gershuny, 2010 Song et al, 2010;H.…”