TY - JOUR
T1 - Couple-Level Predictors of Perceived Fairness During Pregnancy in First-Time Parents
AU - Gordon, Alynn E.
AU - Mickelson, Kristin
N1 - Funding Information:
The Ohio Board of Regents funded this research with a grant to the second author.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Researchers have suggested that apart from the actual division of household labor, housework ideology and spousal support also influence perceptions of fairness regarding the division of household labor. Furthermore, although only individual perceived fairness predictors are typically examined, researchers acknowledge that an individual’s perceived fairness is often contingent on a combination of characteristics within a couple. In addition to self-perceived fairness, we examined perceptions of fairness for spouse in 104 couples expecting their first child. Results indicate that couple-level actual division of housework and housework ideology significantly predict perceptions of fairness. Furthermore, our data provide evidence to suggest that some predictors’ influence may depend on the level of analysis (couple vs. individual), as well as the type of perceived fairness examined (self vs. spouse). Findings illustrate the importance of considering predictors at the dyadic level, as well as examining self-perceived fairness and spousal perceived fairness as separate constructs.
AB - Researchers have suggested that apart from the actual division of household labor, housework ideology and spousal support also influence perceptions of fairness regarding the division of household labor. Furthermore, although only individual perceived fairness predictors are typically examined, researchers acknowledge that an individual’s perceived fairness is often contingent on a combination of characteristics within a couple. In addition to self-perceived fairness, we examined perceptions of fairness for spouse in 104 couples expecting their first child. Results indicate that couple-level actual division of housework and housework ideology significantly predict perceptions of fairness. Furthermore, our data provide evidence to suggest that some predictors’ influence may depend on the level of analysis (couple vs. individual), as well as the type of perceived fairness examined (self vs. spouse). Findings illustrate the importance of considering predictors at the dyadic level, as well as examining self-perceived fairness and spousal perceived fairness as separate constructs.
KW - couple-level analysis
KW - division of household labor
KW - gender role ideology
KW - perceived fairness
KW - spousal support
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U2 - 10.1177/0192513X15594206
DO - 10.1177/0192513X15594206
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037120263
SN - 0192-513X
VL - 39
SP - 55
EP - 77
JO - Journal of Family Issues
JF - Journal of Family Issues
IS - 1
ER -