Data from married Utah residents were used to assess a model of marital role satisfaction. Conclusions suggest that a roles approach in evaluating global satisfaction is appropriate. Stress and conflict are general conditions rather than role specific. Behaviors which decrease role stress may not result in increase in role satisfaction.…

This paper discusses the role conflict faced by men who are nurses, in the context of a discussion of social science definitions of male female roles. (Author)

The assumption that the family as an institution is experiencing a continuous and rapid loss of functions is challenged. Instead, the institution is seen as assuming new sets of responsibilities in the areas of sexual intercourse, recreation, and therapeutic services. (Author)

Studied conjugal role segregation in 150 married women from intact families in working-class community. Found that, although involvement in dense kinship networks was associated with conjugal role segregation, respondents' attitudes toward marital roles and phase of family cycle when young children were present were more powerful predictors of…

Predicted that marital satisfaction would be higher in later stages of life cycle because of diminishing demands of nonmarital roles. Data from 2,327 older married persons showed that departure of children was associated with higher levels of marital satisfaction; other hypotheses based on role overload theory received no support and were…

An examination of sex-role attitudes of both sexes revealed the following results. Males and females tend to show the least divergence over (1) macrolevel social change issues and (2) the familial roles of both sexes. They differ most over (3) extrafamilial roles of females and (4) the stereotypes of both sexes. Paper presented at the American…

The data provided evidence in support of the theoretical point of view that role discrepancies explain a considerable amount of the variation in marital satisfaction. In addition, evidence was found that it is meaningful to take the importance variable into account in understanding the relationship between role discrepancy and marital…

Examined relations between patterns of commitment to work and parenting and role strain among 102 middle-class fathers and 194 mothers. For fathers of preschoolers in dual-earner marriages, pattern of low work-high parental commitment was associated with least role strain. Relations between commitment patterns and role strain were conditioned by…

Responds to previous article in which O'Neil and Greenberger examined relations between patterns of commitment to work and to parenting and level of role strain in parents of preschool-age children. Discusses conceptual/theoretical issues and measurement issues raised in O'Neil and Greenberger and considers what their findings mean. (NB)

Responds to previous article in which Marks critiques authors' article examining relations between patterns of commitment to work and to parenting and level of role strain in parents of preschool-age children. Responds to criticisms by Marks, considering both theoretical and methodological issues. (NB)

An explanation for wives' shift in preferences about the division of child care labor before and after the birth of their first child is tested (N=69 couples). Evidence is presented that love for their husbands motivates wives to align their preferences with their husbands'. The mediating role of love is explored. (Author/EMK)

Reviews the development of the Life Role Salience Scales (LRSS), which were designed to assess men's and women's personal expectations concerning occupational, marital, parental, and home care roles. Results indicate that the instrument has eight clearly defined scales demonstrating adequate convergent and discriminant validity and reliability.…

This paper examines role attitude-behavior congruence for seven family roles. Findings based on data from 1154 married men and women indicate where role attitude-behavior incongruence exists, both married men and women express egalitarian role attitudes, but this egalitarianism is not generally reflected in role behaviors. (Author)

Assessed through analysis of telephone interviews (N=630) extent to which women's higher levels of psychological distress can be explained by work and family role configurations, satisfactions, and strains. Found that, although a relationship existed between work and family roles and psychological distress, factoring in these variables did not…

Interviews conducted with adolescents from 12 to 17 years old and their parents revealed adolescent drinking can be explained by parental models of drinking behavior. Parental socialization factors, particularly support and to a lesser degree control, were also shown to have an effect on the development of adolescent drinking behaviors.…