The relationship among sex roles, living arrangements, and the division of household responsibilities

Sex Roles ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 12 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 617-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence L. Denmark ◽  
Jeffrey S. Shaw ◽  
Samuel D. Ciali
Keyword(s):  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Economic Poverty: Does the Break-Up of Families Matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 224
Author(s):  
Maria Alessandra Antonelli ◽  
Valeria De Bonis
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Divorce Rate ◽  
Marriage Rate ◽  
Econometric Analysis ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
Extended Families ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Oecd Data

In this paper we investigate the relationship between family structure and poverty for European countries using Eurostat and OECD data. In particular, we focus on the change in living arrangements, with the traditional type of household—couple with children—being partially replaced by single and extended families. The results of our econometric analysis show that the decline in the traditional family type affects individual poverty: the marriage rate and the share of couples, both with and without children, are inversely related to poverty; the divorce rate, the shares of extended families and singles with children are, instead, positively related to poverty.

scholarly journals A longitudinal analysis of the association between the living arrangements and psychological well-being of older Chinese adults: the role of income sources

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zi Zhou ◽  
Lun Cai ◽  
Meilan Zhuang ◽  
Y. Alicia Hong ◽  
Ya Fang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Understanding how living arrangements may affect psychological well-being (PWB) is critical in China, a society with the largest older population in the world. However, few studies have examined the moderating effect of income sources on the relationship between living arrangements and PWB. Our aim was to examine whether living arrangements are associated with PWB and whether income sources moderate this association. Methods The data were drawn from the third (2002) to sixth (2011/2012) waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Six questions reflecting older adults’ well-being were used to measure PWB. Living arrangements were classified as follows: living alone, living with family and living in an institution. Income sources were categorized into financially independent, supported by children, and governmental support. We performed random-effects ordinal probit models to examine the association of living arrangements with PWB and the moderating effect of income sources on this relationship. Results We included a total sample of 30,899 observations for 16,020 respondents aged 65 and over during 9-year follow-up. Older adults living with family (β = .29, p < .001) and those living in an institution (β = .34, p < .001) had stronger PWB than those living alone; moreover, support from children (β= −.24, p < .001) or from the government (β= −.08, p < .05) has a negative effect on PWB compared to the effect of financial self-support. Living in an institution with support from children (β= −.22, p < .05) led to lower PWB than living alone with financial self-support. The opposite result was observed for older adults living with their family and supported by the government (β = .16, p < .05). Conclusions Our analysis provides a significant contribution to the existing literature on the relationship between living arrangements and PWB in China. We recognize that living with family or in an institution leads to better PWB than does living alone. In addition, financial support from the government can moderate this association.

The Relationship of Modernity of Sex Roles to Pregnancy Planning

1984 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Jurich
Keyword(s):  
Sex Roles ◽  
Pregnancy Planning ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Who We Live With and How We Are Feeling: A Study of Household Living Arrangements and Subjective Well-Being Among Older Adults in China

2020 ◽  
pp. 016402752096154
Author(s):  
Wen-Jui Han ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Cliff Whetung
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

Using a sample of Chinese adults over the age of 50 from wave 1 of the WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (n = 13,367), we investigated the relationship between living arrangements and subjective well-being (SWB) in regard to life satisfaction, happiness, and control. We also looked at the moderating role of resources, proxied by income and hukou status. Multivariate regression results indicate that living only with a spouse was significantly associated with better SWB. Multigenerational living arrangements may not always promote SWB, particularly when resources are constrained. Yet, results also underscore the importance of daughters and daughters-in-law in promoting SWB among older adults. Older adults in rural areas had better SWB, including greater life satisfaction if living with grandchildren only, compared to their urban peers living with a spouse only. Findings suggest that context matters in the association between living arrangements and older adults’ SWB.

Sex Roles and Social Skills Considerations for Interpersonal Adjustment

1981 ◽  
Vol 5 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 758-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Kelly ◽  
G. Gerald O'Brien ◽  
Robert Hosford
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Behavioral Flexibility ◽  
Interpersonal Adjustment ◽  
Role Orientations ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Interpersonal Situations ◽  
The Relationship

In light of claims that sex roles are differentially related to behavioral flexibility, the current study investigated the relationship between sex role orientations and performance in interpersonal situations. Males and females in each of four sex role categories (masculine-typed, feminine-typed, androgynous and undifferentiated) role-played situations requiring the appropriate expression of either commendatory or refusal assertiveness. Androgynous subjects were most effective in rated skills components for both types of situations, while undifferentiated subjects were highly ineffective. Complex interpersonal situations apparently require the use of well-integrated masculine and feminine social skills.

The Effects of Polygyny and Domicility on Offspring Sex Ratio in Ghana

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-456
Author(s):  
Adansi Amankwaa
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Offspring Sex Ratio ◽  
Ratio Bias ◽  
Sex Ratio Bias ◽  
Offspring Sex ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis article explores how family structure and domicility influences offspring sex ratio bias, specifically living arrangements of husband in polygynous unions. Data from three Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys were used to examine the relationship between family structure and offspring sex ratio at birth, something that previous studies have not been able to do. This study estimate models of sex ratio offspring if the wives live together with husband present and wives live in separate dwellings and are visited by husband in turn. The results suggest that within polygynous marriages there are more male births, especially when husbands reside in the same dwelling as wives, than when husbands reside in separate dwellings from their wives. The analyses show that offspring sex ratio is related to the structure of living arrangement of husbands in polygynous unions. Indeed, the findings suggest that living arrangements and family structure among humans are important factors in predicting offspring sex ratio bias.

Effects of Sex and Sex Roles on Avoidance of Same- and Opposite-Sex Touch

1994 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. B. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Predictive Models ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Touch Avoidance ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
The Relationship

Touch and touch avoidance are important facets of interpersonal relations. Touch avoidance has been related to sex, but the relationship between touch and sex roles has not been widely substantiated. 259 undergraduate students participated in a procedure designed to test the relationship between sex, sex roles, and same-sex and opposite-sex touch avoidance. Significant differences were reported between men and women on same-sex touch avoidance but not on opposite-sex touch avoidance. Participants high on androgyny reported less same-sex and opposite-sex touch avoidance than did subjects low on androgyny. No interactive effect between sex and androgyny was found for either same-sex or opposite-sex touch avoidance. Regression procedures indicated predictive models for sex and androgyny in relation to same-sex and opposite-sex touch avoidance. Specific conclusions regarding the relationships among sex, androgyny, and touch avoidance were stated.

The Relationship between Sex Roles and Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis of Twenty-Six Studies

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Silten Bassoff ◽  
Gene V. Glass
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

Identifying the relationship between marital adjustment and, sex roles and burnout rather than dependence features of the patient in wives of the patients with AUD

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s867-s867
Author(s):  
A. Kokurcan ◽  
K. Nazan ◽  
İ.Ö. İlhan
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Income Status ◽  
The Relationship

ObjectiveTo identify the relationship between marital adjustment and, sex roles and burnout rather than dependence features of the patient in wives of the patients with AUD.MethodThe study sample consisted of 33 wives of AUD patients (according to DSM-IV-TR criteria) who were applied to a University Hospital Alcohol Dependence Clinic to leave alcohol use. Sociodemographic questionnaire, Marital Adjustment Scale (MAS), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Bem Sex Role Inventory-Short Form (BSRI) and, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were applied to the wives of ADD patients.ResultsMean MAS score was under cut-off score (29.63 ± 10.33) and it shows that marital adjustment is lower in wives of ADD patients. It was shown that marriages longer than ten years, and higher emotional exhaustion scores were associated with lower marital adjustment in our study. Masculinity scores were higher in wives who perceived their income status higher. In contrast to previous studies, which examined marital adjustment, masculinity role was found to be associated with higher marital adjustment in our study.DiscussionEmotional exhaustion and depression are common in spouses of the patients with ADD in our study. There may be a distortion in expected roles of the spouses which cause a disequilibrium on the family relationship. Lower income status, having increased number of children was associated with severe depression in wives which found to reduce marital adjustment scores. Finally, most of the wives of ADD patients will need psychotherapeutic treatments during addiction period. So incorporating spouses into treatment of ADD patients is a necessity to improve marital adjustment and burnout.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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