Housewives' Self-Esteem and Their Husbands' Success: The Myth of Vicarious Involvement.

Macke, Anne Statham; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ195881

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Feb

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Housewives' Self-Esteem and Their Husbands' Success: The Myth of Vicarious Involvement.

Macke, Anne Statham; And Others

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v41 n1 p51-57 Feb 1979

This study tests the common assertion that women, especially upper-middle-class housewives, vicariously experience their husbands' success. Findings for 121 mostly upper-middle-class housewives disprove this assertion. Husband's success does positively affect a housewife's self-esteem, but only indirectly, through its effect on perceived marital success. (Author)

Descriptors: Family Relationship, Homemakers, Marriage, Research Projects, Self Esteem, Success

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Language: English

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