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Title: Time for Each Other: Work and Family Constraints Among Couples

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: Little is known about couples' shared time and how actual time spent together is associated with well-being. In this study, the authors investigated how work and family demands are related to couples' shared time (total and exclusive) and individual well-being (happiness, meaningfulness, and stress) when with one's spouse. They used individual-level data from the 20032010 American Time Use Survey (N = 46,883), including the 2010 Well-Being Module. The results indicated that individuals in full-time working dual-earner couples spend similar amounts of time together as individuals in traditional breadwinnerhomemaker arrangements on weekdays after accounting for daily work demands. The findings also show that parents share significantly less total and exclusive spousal time together than nonparents, though there is considerable variation among parents by age of the youngest child. Of significance is that individuals experience greater happiness and meaning and less stress during time spent with a spouse opposed to time spent apart.

Url: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jomf.12255/full

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Authors: Flood, Sarah M.; Genadek, Katie R.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Marriage and Family

Issue: 1

Volume: 78

Pages: 142-164

Data Collections: IPUMS Time Use - ATUS

Topics: Family and Marriage, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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