Showing papers by "Neal Krause published in 1983"

Employment outside the home and women's psychological well-being.

Abstract: Some researchers predict that work outside the home buffers the effects of childcare and marital Stressors for women by providing temporary relief from the demands of childcare and marital roles. Others argue that instead of being beneficial, work actually adds to the psychological stress generated by childcare and marital stressors by overloading working women with both employment and home-related responsibilities. This study was designed to explore the mechanisms through which work mediates the impact of childcare and marital stress on the psychological well-being of working mothers. The results indicate that work can reduce the negative effects of some forms of marital stress, but that work does not relieve or heighten stress arising from the childcare role.

Conflicting sex-role expectations, housework dissatisfaction, and depressive symptoms among full-time housewives

Abstract: Little research has been conducted on the factors that influence a full-time homemaker's attitudes toward housework, and the influence of satisfaction with housework on psychological well-being. Data from a community survey of 134 full-time housewives showed that the greater the degree of conflict in the marital dyad over expectations for the female role, the greater the dissatisfaction of the housewife with housework. It was further demonstrated that the more dissatisfied a woman was with housework, the more likely she was to suffer from depressive symptoms. Finally, the results suggest that the greater the degree of conflict over sex-role expectations, the higher the depressive symptom score of the housewife.