Showing papers by "Neal Krause published in 1982"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between conflicting spouse and wife sex role expectations for the female role and depressive symptoms in married women, and found that women who indicate that a conflict in sex role expectation exists in their marriage report more symptoms of depression than married women who do not indicate such a discrepancy in sexrole expectations, and the effects of this relationship were found to be stronger for housewives than for women who are employed outside the home.
Abstract: Although research has shown that conflicting expectations exist in the marital role for women, little is known about the impact of this conflict on female psychological well-being. This study empirically investigates the relationship between conflicting husband and wife sex role expectations for the female role and depressive symptoms in married women. Based on a community sample of 273 married women, it was found that women who indicate that a conflict in sex role expectations exists in their marriage report more symptoms of depression than married women who do not indicate such a discrepancy in sex role expectations. The effects of this relationship were found to be stronger for housewives than for women who are employed outside the home.
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