Spouses’ gender-typed attributes and their links with marital quality: A pattern analytic approach
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Heather M. Helms, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Using data from interviews with 194 midlife couples, we: (i) identified a typology of couple groups based on spouses’ gender-typed attributes; (ii) described couple groups in terms of individual, contextual, and attitudinal characteristics; and (iii) linked couple groups with emotional, cognitive, and behavioral qualities of marriage across 3 years. Four couple types that differed in spouses’ instrumental and expressive attributes were identified and replicated via cluster analysis. Gender-typed wives/extreme gender-typed-husband couples reported significantly lower levels of marital quality across the 3 years. Underscoring the importance of a dyadic approach, the research identifies common couple configurations based on spouses’ gender-typed attributes, identifies couples with lower marital quality, and offers insights into personal-social attributes that may be protective in marriage.
Spouses’ gender-typed attributes and their links with marital quality: A pattern analytic approach
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2006
- Keywords
- gender roles, gender typing, marital quality, marriage, personal-social attributes