When Workers Care : Dual-Earner Couples' Caregiving Strategies, Benefit Use, and Psychological Well-Being  

Oleh:

Chesley, Noelle ; Moen, Phyllis

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: American Behavioral Scientist vol. 49 no. 09 (May 2006), page 1248-1269.
Topik: Caregiving; Dual-Earner Couples; Employment; Longitudinal; Well-Being
Fulltext: 07. When Workers Care - Dual-Earner Couples' Caregiving Strategies, Benefit Use, and Psychological Well-Being.pdf (125.01KB)

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This study analyzes longitudinal survey data on dual-earner couples (N= 884) to assess individual- and couple-level effects of caregiving on changes in well-being. The authors draw on a life course, role context, and strategic selection theoretical framework to examine positive and negative effects of individuals' own caregiving transitions and their having a spouse engaged in caregiving on well-being. The authors find that (a) caregiving is associated with well-being declines for dual-earner women and well-being increases for dual-earner men; (b) women caregivers with flexible work arrangements report higher levels of well-being than caregivers without such arrangements, although the size of this effect is small; and (c) having a spouse involved in caregiving affects employee well-being, but in different ways for women and men.

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