Examined female employment-marital instability linkage using data from study of intact marriages in Bangkok, Thailand. Found that effects of employment per se and number of hours worked were class-linked and tended to be mediated by marital processes (spousal disagreements, marital problems, marital companionship or positive affect, and wife…

Uses meta-analysis of five previous studies and a replication survey of 685 married men to explore the relationship between wives' employment and husbands' well-being. No direct relationship was found but family income and percentage of income contributed by the husband may be mediating variables. (JAC)

Examines the data from the Osmond (1984), Acock and Edwards (1982), and Scanzoni (1979a, 1979b) debates concerning female status attainment. Concludes that substantive conclusions are only as valid as the data on which they are based. (LLL)

Investigates changes between 1973 and 1990 in degree to which African-American and white women have participated in labor force out of economic necessity versus preference for working outside the home. Found that women's motivations for participating in labor market began to converge toward those of men. Most reported working for other than…

Analyzed determinants of wives' perceptions of fairness of division of household labor. Data from 1988 National Survey of Families and Households indicated that husbands' contributions to "female" tasks and appreciation of women's household labor were most important determinants of wives' perceptions of fairness, with strength of…

A study of 3,284 married women hypothesizes that nontraditional working women are more likely to experience marital disruption than traditional working women. Number of hours of paid employment per week was negatively related to marital stability for women holding nontraditional gender ideologies but not for women with traditional views. (JPS)

Examined effects of employment resources (income and workplace authority) on percentage of feminine-typed housekeeping tasks done by Canadian women and men. Found that personal achievements in labor market mediated effects of relative employment resources on performing such tasks, albeit differently for Canadian women and men. French-Canadian…

The dependence of married women upon men for their achievement of social status is examined. Results indicate that both husbands and wives appear to pay rather little attention to the attainments of wives when evaluating their own social status. However, a status-sharing model is not totally ruled out. (Author)

Examined factors that affect Honduran women's market sector participation and participation's impact on family level of living. Found differences between Honduran women in informal sector and in the formal sector, with women in the formal sector being younger and more likely to be married. Participation in either sector raised level of living for…

Determined if factors descriptive of work-family role integration would be more predictive of rural employed mothers' life satisfaction than that of urban employed mothers (N=237). Results supported the greater importance of variables descriptive of work-family role integration in predicting the life satisfaction of rural employed mothers.…

Proposed a theoretical framework suggesting that the more available women are and the better marketable skills they possess, coupled with expanded job opportunity and reasonable reward, the more female labor-force participation rates should increase. Reviews data from census reports in Hong Kong which were consistent with the proposed arguments.…

Analyzed data from 100 intensive interviews with Chicano married couples. Several variables were analyzed to determine whether they had any correlation with the type of conjugal role structure a couple had. The factor having the strongest impact was whether or not the wife was employed outside the home. (Author)

Examined simultaneous effects of multiple indicators of wife's employment on marital disruption for women (N=1,798) who first married between 1968 and 1982. Results indicated the rate and timing of marital disruption was negatively related to wife's income and positively related to number of hours worked per week and amount of premarital work…

Used data from 1979 National Chicano Survey to examine effects of employment and marital relations on mental health of Mexican-American women. Found that marital satisfaction and husband's help with housework both helped to decrease women's depression levels. Women's employment status was not related to depression. When examining employed women…

Used data from National Longitudinal Surveys to investigate patterns and determinants of marital dissolution for first marriages. Found that risk of marital instability was highest among couples with heterogamous education and nontraditional employment patterns. Couples who equalized their original education and conventionalized employment status…