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Publication Date: 2006
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"I Wish We Had More Time to Spend Together...": The Distribution and Predictors of Perceived Family Time Pressures among Married Men and Women in the Paid Labor Force
Roxburgh, Susan
Journal of Family Issues, v27 n4 p529-553 2006
In this article, I examine the distribution of time pressure associated with the roles of marital partner and parent using data from a telephone survey. Results of an analysis of open-ended responses indicate that less than a quarter of respondents are satisfied with the time they spend with their children and spouses. Women are more likely to want to improve the quality of family time, whereas men are somewhat more likely to want more time with their spouses and children. Regression analysis indicates that social support, hours of paid labor, hours of housework, job control, and having dependent children are all associated with significant variation in family time pressures. In contrast to research on general time pressure, there are no socioeconomic differences in family time pressures, and women do not experience significantly higher family time pressures than men do. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Spouses, Females, Telephone Surveys, Males, Predictor Variables, Family (Sociological Unit), Stress Variables, Labor Force, Time Management, Parents, Family Relationship, Children, Social Support Groups, Labor, Housework, Gender Differences, Child Rearing, Family Life, Parent Role
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