Division of Labor and Mutual Influences of Spousal Gender Attitudes:A Study of Marital Satisfaction from a Situational Perspective
There is a lack of attention in the existing literature to interactive situations regarding the relationship between gendered divi-sion of labor,gender ideology,and marital satisfaction.Using data from the China Family Panel Studies in 2020,this study develops an analytical framework from the situational perspective to examine the influences of gendered division of labor and the interaction between spousal gender attitudes on marital satisfaction.It reveals that,firstly,the traditional model that"men as breadwinners,and women as homemakers"cannot meet the needs of a satisfying marriage.Contemporary Chinese women require their husbands to both earn money and share housework.While men still expect their wives to do housework,they value their wives'economic contributions.Secondly,the interaction between spousal gender attitudes is noted and can be classified based on the degree by which the spousal attitudes converge and/or diverge.Couples with conflicting attitudes are not conducive to a satisfying marriage.The interaction of spousal gender attitudes,henceforth,affects differences in their views of each other's economic and housework contributions.Also,when there is a contradiction between spouses'requirements for each other to bear economic responsibilities,both the division of labor and the mutual influences of spousal gender attitudes affect marital satisfaction even if the husband holds more equitable gender attitudes.Lastly,compared with the gendered division of labor,the consistency between spousal gender attitudes is more important for marital satisfaction.However,we find heterogeneity of effects across marital cohorts in urban versus rural areas.
marital satisfactiongendered division of labormutual influences of spousal gender attitudesinteractive situations
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