Relationships Between Sex-Role Attitudes, Division of Household Tasks, and Marital Adjustment

Authors: McGovern J.M.¹; Meyers S.A.²

Source: Contemporary Family Therapy, Volume 24, Number 4, December 2002 , pp. 601-618(18)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Relationships between sex-role attitudes, household tasks, and marital adjustment were explored. Eighty-five married couples completed the Osmond-Martin Sex Role Attitude Scale (Osmond & Martin, 1975), the Krausz Household Task scale (Krausz, 1986) and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier, 1976). Modern husbands reported greater marital adjustment than traditional husbands. Traditional spouses reported more traditionally male household tasks being completed by husbands and traditionally female tasks being completed by wives. Spouses reported greater marital adjustment when husbands completed male tasks. Sex-role attitudes and household tasks related independently to marital adjustment. The results support assessing husbands and wives separately. Clinicians are advised to assess couples' sex-role attitudes while maintaining neutral attitudes themselves. Several clinical techniques are offered.

Keywords: sex-role attitudes; household tasks; marital adjustment

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Roosevelt University; pagetrnr@hotmail.com 2: Roosevelt University

Publication date: 2002-12-01