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Does child care involvement increase or decrease distress among dual-earner couples?

E M Ozer1, R C Barnett, R T Brennan

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0503, USA. eozer@itsa.ucsf.edu

Women'S Health (Hillsdale, N.J.)
|January 23, 1999
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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Dual-earner couples face unique challenges balancing work and family responsibilities.
  • Parental involvement in child care significantly impacts family dynamics and individual well-being.
  • Understanding the interplay between child care roles and psychological health is crucial for modern families.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between parents' relative involvement in child care and marital-role quality.
  • To investigate the association between child care participation and psychological distress in mothers and fathers.
  • To analyze these dynamics within dual-earner couples.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized regression analyses with hierarchical linear modeling techniques.

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  • Examined a random sample of 133 mothers and fathers in dual-earner couples.
  • Assessed relative child care involvement, marital-role quality, and psychological distress.

    • Main Results:

    • Increased father involvement in child care correlated with lower father distress.
    • Mothers experienced reduced distress with higher child care involvement, but this was offset by decreased marital-role quality.
    • Lowered marital-role quality in mothers subsequently increased their distress.

    Conclusions:

    • Parental child care involvement has complex and gender-specific effects on psychological health in dual-earner couples.
    • Fathers' increased participation in child care benefits their psychological well-being.
    • Mothers' psychological health is negatively impacted by the trade-off between child care and marital satisfaction.