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Eunae Cho1,2, Tammy D Allen2, Laurenz L Meier3
1Department of Business Administration, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Applied Psychology. Health and Well-Being
|January 27, 2025
Summary
Working mothers' "me-time" boosts their vitality and positively impacts their husbands' well-being, even when mothers feel guilty. This study highlights the crossover benefits of self-care for dual-earner couples.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Work-Life Balance Studies
Background:
- Working mothers often struggle to balance career and family demands.
- Limited research explores the spillover effects of maternal self-care on partners.
- Guilt associated with self-care can potentially negate its benefits.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between working mothers' self-time (me-time) and their vitality.
- To examine the crossover effects of maternal me-time and vitality on husbands' well-being.
- To explore the mediating role of hostile marital interactions and the moderating role of maternal guilt-proneness.
Main Methods:
- A multisource daily diary study was conducted over two work weeks.
- Data were collected from 79 heterosexual dual-earner couples with children.
- Measures included self-time, vitality, guilt-proneness, and marital interaction.
Main Results:
- Working mothers' me-time was positively associated with their own vitality.
- Mothers' vitality positively predicted husbands' vitality, mediated by mothers' hostile marital interaction.
- Maternal guilt-proneness did not moderate the well-being benefits of me-time.
Conclusions:
- Maternal me-time enhances personal vitality and positively influences partner well-being.
- The benefits of self-care for working mothers extend to their families, irrespective of guilt.
- Findings contribute to recovery and crossover theories in the context of dual-earner families.
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