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Goldberg, Abbie E.; Smith, JuliAnna Z.; Perry-Jenkins, Maureen – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2012
Little research has investigated the division of child care and housework in adoptive or lesbian/gay parent families, yet these contexts "control for" family characteristics such as biological relatedness and parental gender differences known to be linked to family work. This study examined predictors (measured preadoption) of the division of…
Descriptors: Adoption, Homosexuality, Housework, Family Characteristics
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Wierda-Boer, Hilde H.; Gerris, Jan R. M.; Vermulst, Ad A. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2008
Using questionnaire data on 149 Dutch dual-earner couples with young children participating in the European Famwork study, we examine how adaptive strategies and gender ideology relate to parents' perceived success in balancing work and family. Path analysis indicates that some adaptive strategies may harm individuals' work-family balance,…
Descriptors: Ideology, Family Work Relationship, Social Influences, Adjustment (to Environment)