The relation of sex-role self-concept and sex-role attitudes to the marital satisfaction and personal adjustment of dual-worker couples with preschool children

Kristina Cooper; Laurie Chassin; Antonette Zeiss

doi:10.1007/BF00288049

The relation of sex-role self-concept and sex-role attitudes to the marital satisfaction and personal adjustment of dual-worker couples with preschool children

Kristina Cooper, Laurie Chassin, Antonette Zeiss

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The present study was designed to investigate the relation of sex-role self-concept and sex-role attitudes to the marital satisfaction and personal adjustment of dual-worker couples with preschool children. One hundred husbands and wives completed an assessment package consisting of the Bem Sex Role Inventory, the Personal Attributes Questionnaire, the Attitudes Toward Women Scale, the Locke- Wallace Marital Adjustment Test, and the Profile of Mood States. As predicted, androgynous individuals reported the greatest levels of marital satisfaction and personal adjustment. This was true for both men and women and across occupational levels. In addition, congruence between spouses' sex-role attitudes was associated with greater marital satisfaction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	227-241
Number of pages	15
Journal	Sex Roles
Volume	12
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00288049
State	Published - Jan 1 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Social Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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